Clinical profile of orofacial infections: An experience from two primary care dental practices

Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Kudiyirickal, Marina George ^a,b   Hollinshead, Frank ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Alchemy Dental Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dentoalveolar abscess and pulpitis; Orofacial infections; Primary care dental practice

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL STUDY; DENTAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; GROUPS BY AGE AND SEX; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH INFECTION; PERIODONTITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PULPITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SWELLING; TOOTH ABSCESS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863929729     PISSN: 16984447     EISSN: 16986946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4317/medoral.17664     Document Type: Article

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