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What is the first-line treatment for a sinus tract in an otherwise healthy patient?

  1. Incision and drainage
  2. Prescribe antibiotics
  3. Pulpal debridement alone
  4. Root canal treatment (RCT)
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Correct answer: D. Root canal treatment (RCT)

Definitive root canal treatment of the source tooth (cleaning, shaping, and obturating the canal system to eliminate the infection) is the correct first-line treatment — once the source of infection is removed, the sinus tract resolves on its own without needing surgical incision/drainage or antibiotics in an otherwise healthy patient. Debridement alone (without completing definitive RCT) would be incomplete treatment.

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