Bacterial Infection - Spread Flashcards
What governs spread dentoalveolar infection?
By site of origin and the surrounding tissue planes - limited by fascial layer and muscle insertion
What muscles affect spread in mandible?
Buccinator
Mylohyoid
What happens if infection tracks laterally in mandible?
Present on buccal or lingual surface
If infection on apex mandibular tooth that lies above mylohyoid attachment how will infection present?
Present sublingual space
Is sublingual presentation where did infection origintate from?
Apex mandibular tooth which lies above mylohyoid attachment
How will infection present if tracked below mylohyoid?
Present submandibular space - lower border of mandible
When will get presentation of infection in mandibular buccal sulcus?
Infection track buccal - perforate buccal cortex bove attachement of buccinator
When will get infection at angle of mandible?
Infection tracked inferior to buccinator
How can infection track in maxilla?
Lateral or palatal
Potential for superior infection into maxillary sinus
What is important in understanding how infection spread?
Fascial planes and tissue space
What are 3 separate parts of deep fascia?
Investing layer
Visceral layer
Prevertebral fascia
What is investing fascial layer?
Superficial layer wraps around mandible and masticatory msucles
What is visceral fasical layer?
Deep to investing layer - form fasical tube from base skull to aotric arch
What is pre-vertebral fascial layer?
Wraps around spinal cord and verterbra
What does spread of infection in mandible relate to?
Relation of tooth to insertion of buccinator and mylohyoid