Effect of dexamethasone combined with cefminox perioral injection on serum immunoglobulin in patients with oral and maxillofacial infection / 中国生化药物杂志

Objective To analyse effect of dexamethasone combined with cefminox perioral injection on serum immunoglobulin in patients with oral and maxillofacial infection.Methods 46 patients who were diagnosed with oral and maxillofacial infection in our hospital were collected.All patients were randomly divided into experimental group and control group,23 cases in each group.Control group was treated with cefminox 3.0 g,one time per day perioral injection on the basis of control group treatment, experimental group were given dexamethasone sodium phosphate injection 10 mg, one time per day perioral injection, After the treatment, the serum levels of immunoglobulin IgA,IgG,IgM,CRP and routine blood test were detected in all patients.Results Compared with control group post-treatment, the serum levels of IgA,IgG and IgM were lower in experimental group (P<0.05);the serum level of CRP was lower in experimental group (P<0.05);the serum levels of WBC,NET% were lower in experimental group (P<0.05). Conclusion The dexamethasone combined with cefminox perioral injection can significantly reduce the serum level of immunoglobulin,CRP,WBC and NET% in patients with oral and maxillofacial infection,control the infection and inhibit the development of the disease.

A clinicostatistical study of fascial space infections of the oral and maxillofacial region

Oral and maxillofacial infection is the oldest and most common disease in human history. The infection ranges from the low-grade infection that only requires minimal treatment to the high-grade and life-threatening fascial space infection. In this study, the data on oral and maxillofacial infections were analyzed to aid in the diagnosis and treatment, and to predict the prognosis. This report was based on data from 831 patients with oral and maxillofacial infection (394 males and 437 females) who were hospitalized in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery of Chosun University Dental Hospital from January 1998 to May 2005. The ratio of males to females was 0.9:1. By age, patients between 60 and 70 years old were the greatest in number (17.1%), while only 5.9% of the patients were between 10 and 20 years old. The most common cause of infection was odontogenic origin (84.4%), followed by post-extraction infection (6.2%), unknown (5.9%), and trauma (3.5%). The most common fascial space involved was the buccal space (39.4%), followed by the canine (20.6%), submandibular (15.9%), pterygomandibular (9.5%), submental (7.6%) and sublingual (2.8%) space. The number of the involved fascial space was one (75.2%), two (19.8%), or more than three (5.0%). In terms of the treatment duration, the hospitalization period of 6 to 10 days was the greatest in number (49.9%). All patients had uneventful recovery without major complication. There are statistically significant correlations between age and treatment period, and the involved space and treatment period, but no correlations between the variables of sex and treatment.

A clinicostastical study of oral and maxillofacial infected patients for the last 5 years

Infections of the oral and maxillofacial region are one of the most common conditions for which a patient presents to a maxillofacial surgeons. Although these infections can arise from a variety of source, dental disease is the most common etiology. So, odontogenic infection are frequently encountered in the practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery. These infections often respond to antimicrobial chemotherapy or surgical intervention, such as extraction of teeth, incision and drainage through clinical features. But, odontogenic infections have the potential to spread via the fascial spaces in the head and neck region, and, they spread to cavernous sinus, deep musculofascial space and other vital structure. We have undertaken clinical studies on infections in the oral and maxillofacial regions by analyzing retrospectively hospitalized patients in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chonbuk National University Hospital past 5 years from 2000 to 2004. And, the patients'age, sex, medical history, causes of the infection, surgical intervention, and other clinical parameters were reviewed. The obtained results were as follows: 1. The most frequent cause of oral and maxillofacial infection was odontogenic. And in the odontogenic cause, dental caries was the most common cause (47.2%). 2. The most common fascial space involved was the submandibular space (15.7%), followed by the buccal space (14.8%). 3. 60.4% of all patients required surgical drainage of the abscess, endodontic treatment or tooth extraction or periodontal treatment with drainage. 4. The most causative organism isolated from the pus culture were streptococcus viridans (53.9%). 5. Underlying medical problems were found in 136 patients (41.9%), the most common being hypertension (27.9%) and diabetes (14.7%).