Effectiveness of irrigation with calcium hydroxide in the treatment of chronic dentoalveolar abscess, based on a case

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CALCIUM HYDROXIDE, FORMOCRESOLS, DRAINAGE.

Abstract

Introduction: a fistula is, by definition, the opening in the mucosa or skin of a drainage route that the body itself creates, to allow the purulent material to escape to the external environment and allow the natural drainage of an abscess.

Objective: to describe a patient with a chronic dentoalveolar abscess and his treatment with calcium hydroxide.

Case presentation: a young female patient of 17 years old came to the office with dental discomfort, inflammation in the jaw area on the left side with the presence of facial redness, the clinical history was taken, the intraoral and extraoral clinical assessment was carried out, radiographically, and tooth #36 was taken. Radiographically, widening of the periodontal ligament was observed. In the apical region, a radiolucent shadow with diffuse edges was observed, and the presence of a chronic dentoalveolar abscess could be verified.

Conclusions: pulp pathologies caused by anaerobic and aerobic microorganisms present in the oral cavity can be treated successfully most of the time when the patient arrives at the dental office in a timely manner.

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2024-08-18

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Díaz-Espinosa G, Ibarra-Ramírez MB, Urrego-Cueva GV, Reyes-Espinoza LK. Effectiveness of irrigation with calcium hydroxide in the treatment of chronic dentoalveolar abscess, based on a case. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2024 Aug. 18 [cited 2025 Aug. 29];28(1):e6526. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/6526

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Vol. 28 No. 1 (2024): Suplemento 1

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CASE REPORTS

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