Extension of dental abscess to the orbit.
A week after dental treatment, a dentoalveolar abscess developed in a 14-year-old boy. Surgical intervention was needed to evacuate pus and remove the cause of infection. It is suggested that initially establishing drainage after dental treatment would have prevented the sequela that ensued.
D000293:Adolescent; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000150:complications; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014081:Tooth Extraction