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Potential Morbidities of Dental Infections


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1 Department of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, NH - 47 main road, Ariyanoor, Salem - 636308, Tamil Nadu, India
 

With the advent of antibiotics and the improved dental care there is decreasing incidence of odontogenic space infections. But with delayed treatment, they present challenging problems and potentially life threatening situations.

Keywords

Fascial Spaces, Pathogenic Microorganisms, Spread of Infection, Potential Morbidities.
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C. Preetha
Department of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, NH - 47 main road, Ariyanoor, Salem - 636308, Tamil Nadu, India
A. Narendran
Department of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, NH - 47 main road, Ariyanoor, Salem - 636308, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


With the advent of antibiotics and the improved dental care there is decreasing incidence of odontogenic space infections. But with delayed treatment, they present challenging problems and potentially life threatening situations.

Keywords


Fascial Spaces, Pathogenic Microorganisms, Spread of Infection, Potential Morbidities.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/jade%2F2016%2F158643