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Volume 5 Issue 4 (April, 2017)

Case Reports

ENDODONTIC EMERGENCIES- SPACE INFECTIONS
Krupali Shah, N. Vimala, Leena Padhye

Dental infection can be a serious complication, especially for patients without adequate dental and medical care. Cellulitis of face and neck can occur with dental infections which may result in to diffuse inflammation of soft tissue space. It is a symptomatic edematous inflammation. It is associated with diffuse spread of microorganisms through fascial planes and connective tissues. Involvement of  the fascial planes have a high risk of complications due to presence of abundant sensitive anatomic structures.
Key words: Odontogenic infection, space infection, cellulitis, root canal treatment.

Corresponding author: Dr. Krupali Shah, Post graduate Student, Dept. of Conservative Dentistry, Dr. D Y Patil School of Dentistry Nerul, Navi Mumbai

This article may be cited as: Shah K, Vimala N, Padhye L. Endodontic Emergencies- Space Infections.  J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2017;5(4):1-4.

 
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