Cefadroxil in the management of facial cellulitis of odontogenic origin

Hanna, Charles B.

doi:10.1016/0030-4220(91)90439-j

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“…Other difficulties include a lack of standardization in how the primary outcome is measured, with some studies relying on clinical assessment of relatively crude measures, i.e. failure, slight improvement, cure (Adriaenssen, 1998;Gilmore et al, 1988;Hanna, 1991;Kuriyama et al, 2005), and others a combination of both patient responses and clinical examination with welldefined but subjective criteria (Fazakerley et al, 1993;Fouad et al, 1996;Mangundjaja & Hardjawinata, 1990;Paterson & Curzon, 1993;Schuen et al, 1974;von Konow et al, 1992).…”

Section: Treatment Of the Acute Dental Abscessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many studies are inadequately blinded and have not adequately controlled inclusion criteria. This has resulted in patients receiving multiple surgical and medical interventions making it impossible to analyse the relative contributions of each intervention to the success of treatment (Adriaenssen, 1998;Davis & Balcom, 1969;Fazakerley et al, 1993;Fouad et al, 1996;Gilmore et al, 1988;Hanna, 1991;Kuriyama et al, 2005;Lewis et al, 1986Lewis et al, , 1993Mangundjaja & Hardjawinata, 1990). In one study, a total of six antibiotic regimens were prescribed with patients also receiving either incision and drainage or drainage through the tooth (Kuriyama et al, 2005).…”

Section: Treatment Of the Acute Dental Abscessmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The microbiology of the acute dental abscess

Robertson

Smith

2009

Journal of Medical Microbiology

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The acute dental abscess is frequently underestimated in terms of its morbidity and mortality. The risk of potential serious consequences arising from the spread of a dental abscess is still relevant today with many hospital admissions for dental sepsis. The acute dental abscess is usually polymicrobial comprising facultative anaerobes, such as viridans group streptococci and the Streptococcus anginosus group, with predominantly strict anaerobes, such as anaerobic cocci, Prevotella and Fusobacterium species. The use of non-culture techniques has expanded our insight into the microbial diversity of the causative agents, identifying such organisms as Treponema species and anaerobic Gram-positive rods such as Bulleidia extructa, Cryptobacterium curtum and Mogibacterium timidum. Despite some reports of increasing antimicrobial resistance in isolates from acute dental infection, the vast majority of localized dental abscesses respond to surgical treatment, with antimicrobials limited to spreading and severe infections. The microbiology and treatment of the acute localized abscess and severe spreading odontogenic infections are reviewed.

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