ORAL CUTANEOUS FISTULA

Course overview

ORAL CUTANEOUS FISTULA (OCF) IS AN INFREQUENT CONDITION IN WHICH THERE IS A PATHOLOGIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ORAL CAVITY AND THE SKIN. CHRONIC DENTAL INFECTIONS, TRAUMA, DENTAL IMPLANT COMPLICATIONS, SALIVARY GLAND LESIONS, AND NEOPLASMS ARE THE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF ORAL CUTANEOUS FISTULAS. AFFECTED PATIENTS USUALLY SEEK HELP FROM DERMATOLOGISTS OR SURGEONS RATHER THAN FROM DENTISTS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF OCF AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.