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Orofacial Odontogenic Infections
- ANTHONY W. CHOW, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.R.C.P.(C);
- STEVEN M. ROSER, D.M.D., M.D.; and
- FRANK A. BRADY, F.R.C.S., F.D.S.R.C.S.
Abstract
Clinical manifestations of odontogenic orofacial infections are protean and are largely dictated by complex microbiota and anatomic routes of spread. Complications such as suppurative mediastinal or intracranial extension, retropharyngeal spread and airway obstruction, pleuropulmonary involvement, and hematogenous dissemination indicate the potentially serious nature of these infections. In this review we emphasize the pathogenetic mechanisms of infection, the principles of antimicrobial therapy, and the need for early surgical intervention.
Article and Author Information
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▸From the Departments of Medicine and Oral Surgery, Harbor General Hospital, Torrance, and the UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles; California.
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▸Requests for reprints should be addressed to Anthony W. Chow, M.D.; Division of Infectious Disease, Harbor General Hospital, 1000 West Carson St.; Torrance, CA 90509.
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- Received February 22, 1977.
- Accepted August 8, 1977.
- © 1978 American College of Physicians
