Actinomycosis in a patient with juvenile periodontitis

Saxby, M. S.; Lloyd, Jennifer

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4806242

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“…Cases among children younger than 18 years old (i.e., pediatric cases) were omitted (Table 1). As can be seen from Table 1, 10 of 30 reports were made during the past 11 years, whereas 20 reports were made during the previous 48-year period 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35. This is believed to be due to modern diagnostic techniques used to identify the involved Actinomyces species.…”

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Actinomycosis osteomyelitis of the jaws: Report of four cases and a review of the literature

Sezer

Akdeniz

Günbay

et al. 2017

Journal of Dental Sciences

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Actinomycosis osteomyelitis of the jaw bones, particularly in the maxilla, is an extremely rare disease. This report presents two cases of maxillary and two cases of mandibular actinomycosis osteomyelitis, with the diagnosis particularly based on histological procedures. The highly diversified pathogenicity of the phenomenon and the absence of solid diagnostic criteria are discussed. Laboratory challenges are emphasized, and a comprehensive overview of the entity including treatment alternatives is given along with a review of the relevant literature.

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Actinomycosis osteomyelitis of the jaws: Report of four cases and a review of the literature

Sezer

Akdeniz

Günbay

et al. 2017

Journal of Dental Sciences

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“…10 Relative low oxygen pressure conditions in these periodontally affected sites support their proliferation, thus providing a possible path of entry for the bacteria into the tissue. 11,12 Sinonasal, laryngeal and pharyngeal disease due to Actinomyces species is rarely encountered. Nagler et al presented a case limited to the left mandibular molar region representing a juvenile periodontitis-like lesion and emphasized the importance of early diagnosis of actinomycosis by dental professionals.…”

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Management of an Unresponsive Periodontal Lesion in an Endodontic Involved Tooth Complicated by Actinomyces Species

Kini¹,

Ls²,

Padhye³

et al. 2014

Journal of Contemporary Dentistry

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Actinomycosis is an infectious disease caused by Actinomyces species found as a commensal in oral flora. However, it does cause opportunistic infections with localized granulomatous and suppurative lesions intraorally once the integrity of the oral mucosal barrier is compromized and access to the underlying tissues or jaw bones is gained. The present case report highlights an unresponsive periodontal lesion associated with an actinomycotic infection in an endodontically involved tooth. The gingiva in relation to the tooth showed profuse spontaneous bleeding and suppurative discharge after multiple appointments of initial therapy which required histopathologic and microbiological assessment for diagnosis. On establishing the diagnosis of actinomycosis, treatment involved extraction of the tooth. This highlights the importance of microbiological investigations in unresponsive periodontal lesions. How to cite this article Mistry AR, Pereira R, Kini V, Padhye A, Poonja LS, Natrajan S. Management of an Unresponsive Periodontal Lesion in an Endodontic Involved Tooth Complicated by Actinomyces Species. J Contemp Dent 2014;4(3):167-172.

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“…Actinomyces are universally present as oral cavity saprophytes and can be associated with a variety of oral lesions including periodontal disease and periapical lesions 6,7 . The growth and the proliferation of the organism have been considered to be promoted by the presence of dead tissues or other microorganisms such as Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Bacterium fusiforme 8 . In many cases, actinomycosis develops as a complication of tooth extraction, failure of endodontic treatment, jaw fractures or other cervico-facial lesions which are assumed to allow a port of entry for the organism 1,9 .…”

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