Orbital abscess after extraction of a maxillary wisdom tooth

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-246

  Sakkas, Nikolaos ^a   Schoen, Ralf ^a   Schmelzeisen, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Orbital abscess; Tooth extraction; Vision loss

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXOPHTHALMOS; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; MOLAR TOOTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBIT CELLULITIS; ORBIT EDEMA; ORBIT INFECTION; ORBIT INFLAMMATION; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; SWELLING; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH INFECTION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ABSCESS; ADULT; FOCAL INFECTION, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; MOLAR, THIRD; ORBITAL DISEASES; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 33847093767     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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