A review of complications of odontogenic infections

Life-threatening infections of odontogenic or upper airway origin may extend to potential spaces formed by fascial planes of the lower head and upper cervical area. Complications include airway obstruction, mediastinitis, necrotizing fascitis, cavernous sinus thrombosis, sepsis, thoracic empyema, Le...

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Published inNational journal of maxillofacial surgery Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 136 - 143
Main Authors Bali, Rishi, Sharma, Parveen, Gaba, Shivani, Kaur, Avneet, Ghanghas, Priya
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Publications 01.07.2015
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Subjects
Clinical trials
Complications and side effects
Evaluation
Medical research
Review
Tooth diseases
Cavernous sinus thrombosis
odontogenic infections
mediastinitis
fascial spaces
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Summary:Life-threatening infections of odontogenic or upper airway origin may extend to potential spaces formed by fascial planes of the lower head and upper cervical area. Complications include airway obstruction, mediastinitis, necrotizing fascitis, cavernous sinus thrombosis, sepsis, thoracic empyema, Lemierre's syndrome, cerebral abscess, orbital abscess, and osteomyelitis. The incidence of these "space infections" has been greatly reduced by modern antibiotic therapy. However, serious morbidity and even fatalities continue to occur. This study reviews complications of odontogenic infections. The search done was based on PubMed and Google Scholar, and an extensive published work search was undertaken. Advanced MEDLINE search was performed using the terms "odontogenic infections," "complications," and "risk factors."
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ISSN:0975-5950
2229-3418
DOI:10.4103/0975-5950.183867