Spread of odontogenic infections: A retrospective analysis and review of the literature

Quintessence International

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 351-361

  Moghimi, Meshkan ^a   Baart, Jacques A ^a   Hakki Karagozoglu, K ^a   Forouzanfar, Tymour ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Causal tooth; Dental infection; Head and neck infection; Location of infection; Odontogenic spread

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELLULITIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH INFECTION; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COMPLICATION; FOCAL INFECTION, DENTAL; PERIAPICAL ABSCESS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CELLULITIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; FOCAL INFECTION, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR, THIRD; PERIAPICAL ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, NONVITAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893406295     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.qi.a29150     Document Type: Article

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