Odontogenic Maxillofacial Infections in a High-level Hospital: Orofacial Pain and Related Conditions
West Indian med. j
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69(3): 144-147, 2021. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Objective:
Odontogenic infection is a common condition in America; the aim of this research was to determine the profile of odontogenic maxillofacial infections and to identify the link between these and the pain felt by patients admitted to the emergency dental service of the Hernân Henriquez Aravena Hospital in Temuco, Chile.Methods:
A cross-sectional, double-blind study analysed 49 individuals admitted for emergency dental care. Included were admissions associated with odontogenic infection identified by clinical examination, establishing a relation to pain through a survey. The diagnosis was made clinically using the fascial spaces involved in the infection, presence of self-medication prior to admission, need for surgical treatment and the patient 's systemic conditions. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Chi-squared, ANOVA, considering a value of p < 0.05 as significant.Results:
The average pain level measured by visual analogue scale (VAS) in emergency admission was 8.1. There was no association between the diagnosis (pulp infection, periodontal infection or pericoronitis) and the VAS (p = 0.078), but there was association between age and the diagnosis (p = 0.022), and the VAS was associated with pain compared to other types of pathologies or traumas (p = 0.011).Conclusion:
Odontogenic infection is frequent and linked to age and high-pain values. New public policies should be adopted based on these results. New studies are needed to assess new variables associated with these pathologies.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Facial Pain
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Focal Infection, Dental
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Los Andes/CL
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Universidad de la Frontera/CL
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