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Nasal Fistula Associated With Dental Infection Following Severe Tooth Injury: A Case Study

Manisha Verma1, Mohammad Abdurrahman Khan2, Pratibha Dwivedi3

  • 1Department of Dentistry, Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, IND.

Cureus
|August 1, 2026
PubMed
Summary

A dental injury led to a periapical abscess and nasal sinus tract. Endodontic treatment and lesion debridement successfully resolved the infection and swelling.

Keywords:
extraoral sinus tractnasal fistulaodontogenic infectionperi-apical lesionsurgical curettage

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