Dental Abscess & Salivary Gland Infections Flashcards
what are some interchange and imprecise dental abscesses
dentoalveolar periapical apical chronic periapicaldental infection dental pyogenic infection periapical periodontitis
what are the features of a dentoalavelar abscess
carious lesion
bac to pulp via tubules
acute inflam or chronic localisation
what sit he acute inflammation caused by dentoalveolar access
pulpitis
necrosis of pulp
what is the chronic localisation of dentoalveolar abscess
abscess
pulp remains viable
what can cause a dentoalvolar abscess
trauma - fracture
anarchoresis - rare, seeding via pulpal blood supply
how is the spread of dentoalveolar abscesses spread
access soft tissue
direct spread - localised
indirect spread - moved to new sites
what are the symptoms assc with abscesses
pain
swelling
erythema
suppuration
what are the key factors asscw with abscesses
num of virulent bac
locala nd systemic immunity
anatomical damage
what are some facultative anaerobes ascs withabsecsses
s anginosus (beta haem)
s oralis
enterococcus faecalis
actinomyces
what are some strict anaerobes assc with abscesses
peptostreptococcus porphyromonas gingivalis prevotella fusobacterium nucelatum tannerella forsythia
what is the usual treat for absesse
specimen collection - needle aspiration
drain pus
amoxicillin
metronidazole
what is a periodontal abscess
infection of periodntium acute or chronic
what is the cause of perio abscess
occlusion of openign prevents drainage
impaction of foreign objects
what are the symptoms of perio disease
sudden onset
swelling
redness
may spread destroy bone
what are the micro organisms assc with a perio abscess
GNAB - porphyromonas and preveotella
S Cocci
treponema actinomyces
F. nucelatum
propionobac
what is prescribed for perio abscess
penicillin, erythromycin or metronidazole