Chronic periapical abscess drains through a sinus tract either intraorally or extraorally. However, intraoral drainage is more common than extraoral in both dentitions. Nevertheless, the simultaneous ...

It was only after neuroimaging included tooth-bearing areas that it became evident that this patient had extensive periodontal disease with multiple areas of periapical radiolucencies. The patient ...

Due to the abscess, the tooth may be extremely mobile. The histopathological picture shows the marked infiltration of PMN, rapid accumulation of exudate and empty spaces where suppuration has occurred ...

Background: Interleukin 1 (IL-1) is involved in bone resorption. However, the role of IL-1 in periapical lesions characterized by periapical bone destruction in primary teeth has not yet been ...