?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Median+mental+sinus+in+twins&rft.creator=Ong%2C+S.T.&rft.creator=Ngeow%2C+Dr.+W.C.&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Sinus+on+the+chin+can+be+the+result+of+a+chronic+apical+abscess+due+to+pulp+necrosis+of+a+mandibular+anterior+tooth.+The+tooth+is+usually+asymptomatic%2C+and+a+dental+cause+is+therefore+not+apparent+to+the+patient+or+the+unsuspecting+clinician.+Not+infrequently%2C+the+patient+may+seek+treatment+from+a+dermatologist+or+general+surgeon+instead+of+a+dentist.+Excision+and+repair+of+the+fistula+may+be+carried+out+with+subsequent+breakdown+because+the+dental+pathology+is+not+removed.+This+paper+reports+the+presence+of+median+mental+sinus+of+dental+origin+in+twins.+One+case+healed+following+root+canal+therapy+while+the+other+required+both+root+canal+therapy+and+surgery+to+eliminate+the+infection.&rft.date=1999-05&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8164%2F1%2FMedian%2520Mental%2520Sinus%2520in%2520Twins.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ong%2C+S.T.+and+Ngeow%2C+Dr.+W.C.++(1999)+Median+mental+sinus+in+twins.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8164%2F<script src='//archive-bar.soton.ac.uk/archive-bar.js'></script>