ABSTRACT
Teeth once designated obsolete for rehabilitation and deemed for extraction should be re-evaluated for salvaging two thirds or even one-third component of the individual teeth. In our part of the continent, financial restraints can affect the orthodox procedures of root amputation if the final restoration is not provided at an earlier date. This case report enlightens on a biphasic approach combining radisection and coronal resection of a tooth with an endodontic perforation, which is a procedure not normally executed for mandibular molars but was adopted after taking the socioeconomic status of the patient into consideration
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Tooth Extraction , Endodontics , Mouth Rehabilitation , Molar/surgery , Dental Implantation, Endosseous, EndodonticABSTRACT
Odontogenic cutaneous sinus tract is a rare but well documented condition. It is usually misdiagnosed as a local skin lesion and maltreated by systemic antibiotics and/ or surgical excision with eventual recurrence. This is because the primary etiology is incorrectly determined. We came across a 38 year old patient who presented with a cutaneous lesion on her left cheek with frequent purulent discharge and was not responding to systemic antibiotics. The case history, diagnosis and management of this condition is presented here