An unusual case of a cheek abscess in a patient with oral submucous fibrosis

• Main Authors: Sushma Pandey Dhakal (Author), Keerthilatha M Pai (Author), Ajay G Nayak (Author), Ravidranath Vineetha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abscess formation in the soft tissues of the face is not an uncommonly encountered phenomenon in dental practice. However, the presence of oral mucosal pathologies can alter the manifestation of abscess formation. We report the illustration of a 51-year-old man, a known case of oral submucous fibros...