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9 Cards in this Set
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What are the main sources of infection? |
*periapical abscess *periodontal abscess *infected wounds i.e extraction site |
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What are the possible directions of spread? |
*PDL into mouth *from furcation areas laterally as a gum boil *along fascial spaces *rarely in skin |
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What is the spread of infection in soft tissue called? |
Cellulitis |
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What is the spread of infection in bone called? |
osteomylitis |
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What does the spread of infection depend on? |
*angulation of tooth *position of apex *thickness of alveolar bone *related structures i.e sinus/muscle attachment |
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What are the important muscles in the spread of infection? |
*mylohyoid, masseter, buccinator, superior constrictor |
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What are some important tissue spaces? |
*submandibular, submaxillary, sublingual, submental, parapharyngeal, infraorbital, submasseteric |
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What are the effects of severe infection? |
*pain/swelling *fever *lymph node enlargement *spread to critical areas....airway/brain |
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How do you manage infection? |
*drainage *antibiotics *protect airway *manage fever |
