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Abstract
- 1.1. A method of tracing a fistulous tract by means of a fine orthodontic wire is described.
- 2.2. A differential diagnosis can be made, whether the fistula is of periapical, periodontal, periosteal, or bone involvement.
- 3.3. The diagnostic importance of determining the derivation of the fistula in order that proper treatment may be instituted is stressed.
- 4.4. Histologic examinations of fistulous tracts do not reveal the presence of epithelial tissue. Only granulation tissue is present.
- 5.5. Clinical observations reveal that fistulas close spontaneously after the first or second treatment in an interval of one to two weeks.
- 6.6. Surgical intervention is not necessary to eradicate a fistula.
- 7.7. Because of the natural drainage created by a fistula, fewer complications (pain or swelling) follow treatment in cases of fistulization.
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