Severe odontogenic infection in pregnancy: a timely reminder |
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| Authors: | S Tocaciu BW Robinson PJ Sambrook |
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| Affiliation: | 1. General Surgical Unit, Mount Gambier Hospital, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia;2. Oromax ‐ Adelaide Oral and Maxillofacial Clinic, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia;3. Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Dental practitioners often treat patients that are pregnant. Understanding the altered physiology in the pregnant patient, especially changes in immune function, is vital in effective management of orofacial infections. We present a case of rapidly spreading odontogenic infection in a pregnant patient requiring surgical management. We also discuss the physiological changes of pregnancy relevant to dentistry, and the principles of managing such infections in the gravid patient. |
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| Keywords: | Infection management odontogenic infection pregnancy surgery |
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