1996 Volume 42 Issue 4 Pages 358-363
Three rare cases of odontogenic disease in our clinic are horein reported along with a review of the pertinent literature. The first case was a 64-year-old female with periodontitis of the third molar which had first become swollen in the parotid region and was initially diagnosed in our clinic to be acute parotitis. The second case was a 47-year-old male with a radicular cyst which demonstrated tenderness in the nasal vestibule and thus was diagnosed as a vestibular cyst. The third case was a 69-year-old male with an external dental fistula which had first been diagnosed as an infectious atheroma of the sub- mandibular skin. The most important point of these bases is that odontogenic diseases should be suspected if any periodontal mucosal changes or percussion pain of the tooth is found. In addition, a pantomogram and dental X-rays are also considered to be useful in making a diagnosis.
