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Odontogenic infections: Microbiology and management

Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2014
Objective: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the involvement of fascial spaces, their bacteriology, sensitivity to antibiotics and management of odontogenic infection in 100 patients of age less than 60 years.
Rashi Bahl, Sumeet Sandhu, Kanwardeep Singh, Nilanchal Sahai, Mohita Gupta   +4 more
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Ultrasonographic evaluation of fascial space infections of odontogenic origin

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, 2014
Introduction: Dental infection has plagued the human kind for as long as our species has existed. It is often difficult to diagnose the stage of infection.
Mohit Sharma, Kathikeya Patil, Mahima V Guledgud   +2 more
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A fatal case of empyema thoracis: the price for underestimating odontogenic infections

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases, 2016
Most dental infections are often underestimated by both patients and professional health care givers. When poorly managed, odontogenic infections may result in serious morbidity and life-threatening conditions.
Rowland Agbara, Athanasius Chukwudi Obiadazie, Sunday Ediagbini, Ikekhuamen Ernest   +3 more
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Epidermoid/Dermoid cysts mimicking odontogenic infections: review of literature [PDF]

Reviews in Clinical Medicine, 2015
Introduction: Dermoid/Epidermoid cysts are rare pathologic lesions that may involve the floor of the mouth. Infection and inflammation of the cyst can produce a clinical picture very similar to the submandibular and submental abscesses with odontogenic ...
Amin Rahpeyma, Saeedeh Khajehahmadi, Ali Ghasemi   +2 more
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Severe odontogenic infections: a 5-year review of a major referral hospital in Ghana

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Odontogenic infections are fairly common in healthcare settings. However, late presentations such as Ludwig's angina, facial cellulitis, necrotizing cervical fasciitis (NCF), among others could lead to mortality. In view of suggestions that
Paa-Kwesi Blankson, Grace Parkins, Matthew Owusu Boamah, Alhassan Emil Abdulai, Abdul-Majeed Ahmed, Sarah Bondorin, Isaac Nuamah   +6 more
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Odontogenic Infections Resistant to Empiric Therapy, Opportunistic Prevotella, and Metronidazole: A Clinical Case Series and Review of the Literature

Oral
Background/Objectives: Treating odontogenic infections of the head, neck, and oral cavity requires surgical and pharmacotherapeutic interventions of single and multi-space infections.
Ned Leonard Nix, Nicholas T. Zusman, Nejat Düzgüneş   +2 more
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Odontogenic Infections

, 2016
Odontogenic infections often arise from dental caries (usually the mandibular teeth) or from dental extraction. Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (ANUG) is more common in immunocompromised patients.
Gabrielle Jacquet, Lawrence Page
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Difficult Cases of Odontogenic Deep Neck Infections: A Report of Three Patients

Balkan Medical Journal, 2017
Background: Deep neck infections are important otolaryngologic emergencies due to serious complications and the risk of airway compromise, which can lead to mortality.
Onur İsmi, Mesut Yeşilova, Cengiz Özcan, Yusuf Vayisoğlu, Kemal Görür   +4 more
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Complications of Severe Odontogenic Infections: A Review. [PDF]

Biology (Basel), 2022
Severe odontogenic infections are routinely treated with little associated morbidity and mortality. Improvements in surgical techniques, antibiotic treatments, and imaging modalities have made associated complications exceedingly rare.
Neal TW, Schlieve T.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Odontogenic Maxillofacial Space Infections Among Adult Patients at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cross‐Sectional Study (2023–2025)

Health Science Reports
Background Odontogenic maxillofacial space infections are life‐threatening conditions that result from untreated dental problems, in which bacteria infect the facial fascial spaces from the affected teeth and supporting tissues.
Henok Tadesse, Fasika Kindae Yemer, Chala Ararsa, Wondimagegn Genaneh Shiferaw, Robel Mesfin, Bikila Lencha, Million Tadesse, Tagesse Taye Dayama, Mulugeta Edao Shate   +8 more
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