Résumé
Objective:To study the clinical characteristics of odontogenic cutaneous fistula.Methods:6 cases of odontogenic cutane-ous fistula were represented and the reports of 60 cases of the lesion were reviewed.Results:The fistula was mainly located in cheek, chin,para-nasal part,sub-mandibular area and the lower border of the mandible,and respectively corresponding to mandibular third molar,mandibular incisor,maxillary canine,mandibular first and second molar,the corresponding teeth were mainly in mandible (71 .2%).In middle and old aged patients the lesion usually in para-nasal or mandible area,In younger patients the lesion mostly loca-ted in cheek or sub-mandibular area.After root canal therapy for the teeth with apical periodontitis or extraction of none-curable teeth,the odontogenic cutaneous sinus tract disappeared.Conclusion:Proper treatment of focal teeth can cure the odontogenic cutaneous fistulas.