TY - JOUR
T1 - Cutaneous Sinus Tracts of Dental Origin
AU - Lewin Epstein, Jacob
AU - Taicher, Shlomo
AU - Azaz, Badri
PY - 1978/8
Y1 - 1978/8
N2 - The most common etiologic factor responsible for the intermittently suppurating cutaneous sinus tract about the face and neck is the extension of chronic infection of dental origin. Complete healing invariably follows the eradication of this source of infection. The presence of a cutaneous sinus tract about the face and neck should alert members of the profession to the necessity of routine dental examination including roentgenographic surveys of the teeth and jaws.
AB - The most common etiologic factor responsible for the intermittently suppurating cutaneous sinus tract about the face and neck is the extension of chronic infection of dental origin. Complete healing invariably follows the eradication of this source of infection. The presence of a cutaneous sinus tract about the face and neck should alert members of the profession to the necessity of routine dental examination including roentgenographic surveys of the teeth and jaws.
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U2 - 10.1001/archderm.1978.01640200012003
DO - 10.1001/archderm.1978.01640200012003
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AN - SCOPUS:0018144517
SN - 0003-987X
VL - 114
SP - 1158
EP - 1161
JO - Archives of Dermatology
JF - Archives of Dermatology
IS - 8
ER -