A Clinicostatistical Analysis Of Oral And Maxillofacial Infected Patients

ABSTRACT

statistical study of 532 oral and maxillofacial infected patients who were treated at Chosun University Dental Hospital during the period 1996-2001. The following results were obtained. The ratio of male to female ratio was 0.851. The highest monthly incidence was shown in June (10.15%) and July (9.77%), and the age distribution peaked in the 60s (15.60%),followed by 50s (14.29%)and 40s (13.53%).The most frequent cause was dental caries (43.05%), periapical abscess (13.72%), periodontal lesion (8.83%), and pericoronitis (8.27%). In terms of the delay time between onset of symptoms and visit, the highest incidence (56.20%)occurred at 1-3 days. In terms of the length of treatment, the highest incidence (36.65%)occurred at 7-9 days. Underlying medical problems were found in 161 patients,the most common being hypertension (27.33%) and diabetes (26.71%). The most common facial space involved was the buccal space (34.85%), followed by the submandiblular space (29.30%), canine space (17.17%), submental space (6.23%), and sublingual space (3.87%). In respect of antibiotics therapy, penicillin, aminoglycoside and metronidazole complex were most prevalent.