Streptococcus species are still the commonest pathogen in orofacial infections of odontogenic origin. Administration of amoxicillin clavulanic acid combination and metronidazole followed by surgical drainage of abscess and extraction of infected teeth, yielded satisfactory resolution of infection.
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