Fig.4: The patient is a 43-year-old man with apprehension of dentistry. He postpones treatment.  One and a half years later, the affected tooth (#3) develops acute infection: pain and swelling.  The photo is taken a few days the patient takes a cephalosporin.  The tooth shifts buccally.  <: previous buccal fistula, into which a gutta percha point is inserted.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 07/02/2013, last revision 08/03/2019