Oral Abscesses C

Question 1

What organisms are found in Found in supra & subgingival plaque?

Answer 1

Actinomyces

• A. naesludii
• A. odontolyticus

Question 2

The most common species associated with Actinomyces is Actinomyces israelii.

Where is it found?

What can it caise

Where does it arise from?

Answer 2

• Commonly Mouth, dental plaque & female genital tract,
• Strict anaerobe
• Frequent cause of actinomycosis
• infection endogenous arising from the normal flora

Question 3

What are some Oral Pathogens with specific roles?

(2)

Answer 3

Treponema vincentii

Treponema denticola

Question 4

What are the 2 main organisms in UG?

Answer 4

Fusobacterium

Spirochetes

Question 5

What is Ludwig’s Angina?

Answer 5

Acute Cellulitis

• Bilateral infection
• sublingual & submandibular spaces

Symptoms

• Base of mouth & tongue swell
• Airway obstruction

linked to post extraction infections

Question 6

What are the main pathogens in Ludwig’s Angina?

Answer 6

• ß-hemolytic oral Streptococci
• Staphylococci