Coronavirus Disease: Implications for Paediatric Dental Care
The recent outbreak of the novel virus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused widespread public health concerns. The virus is responsible for the respiratory disease, coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has rapidly ...
E.O. Oziegbe
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Maxillofacial infection. A retrospective evaluation of eight years
Aim: To evaluate medical records from patients who had maxillofacial infections between August 2002 and May 2010. Methods: Analysis of 157 patients’ data looking for epidemiology, causes of the infection, type of treatment established and complications ...
Bruno Veronez +5 more
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Pre-Chemotherapy Dental Screening: Is There Additional Diagnostic Value for a Panoramic Radiograph?
Background: The oral cavity is a potential source of infectious complications in patients treated with myelosuppressive chemotherapy (CT). Pre-chemotherapy oral examination to identify foci of infection is recommended, but it is unclear whether this ...
Judith A. E. M. Zecha +5 more
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Odontogenic infections in a dental emergency care unit: Eleven-year epidemiological analysis
Aim: To evaluate medical records from patients who underwent abscess drainage due to odontogenic infections in a public hospital in the city of Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais, Brazil) during the period of 2003 and 2013. Methods: A retrospective analysis of
Antônio Luis Neto Custódio +2 more
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Improvement of Cheilitis granulomatosa after Dental Treatment
A 38-year-old male suffered from swelling of the lower lip for 3 months. Neither facial nerve palsy nor fissuring of the tongue was present. Histological examination of a biopsy taken from the lower lip revealed non-caseous epithelioid cell granulomas ...
Ryosuke Sasaki +4 more
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HEPATITIS B PATIENT WITH FEVER DUE TO FOCAL INFECTION [PDF]
Persistent undiagnosed fever remains a common problem in clinical practice. It is a fact that dental sepsis is one potential cause of persistent fever that can escape detection (Siminoski, K., 1993).
Assya Krasteva +3 more
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Gangrenous cervicofacial cellulitis from odontogenic infection: two clinical cases
Introduction: Cervicofacial cellulitis resulting from common odontogenic infections is rare but serious, with life-threatening complications and potential general or local complications. Observation: Two cases are discussed here.
Hoarau David +3 more
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Intraosseous transcutaneous amputation prostheses versus dental implants: A comparison between keratinocyte and gingival epithelial cell adhesion in vitro [PDF]
Infection is the primary failure modality for transcutaneous implants because the skin breach provides a route for pathogens to enter the body. Intraosseous transcutaneous amputation prostheses (ITAP) are being developed to overcome this problem by ...
CJ Pendegrass +5 more
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Unerupted lower third molar as a cause of acute infection in soldiers [PDF]
Background/Aim. To record the frequency of infections as complications accompanying the unerupted lower third molars and to determine if there was a significant level of the relationship between the frequency and the severity of infections and the age of
Matijević Stevo, Marjanović Marjan
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Descending mediastinitis: a review
CONTEXT: Mediastinitis is an inflammation of connective tissue that involves mediastinal structures. When the condition has an infectious origin located in the cervical or oral region, it is termed "descending mediastinitis" (DM).
Luis Marcelo Inaco Cirino +2 more
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