title: Dental and related infections.
abstract: Emergency physicians should be comfortable treating most dental and related infections. In this article, we outline recommended techniques to perform a dental examination, explore common pathologies, recommend pain and antibiotic management strategies and review common pitfalls. How to avoid overprescribing opioid analgesics is discussed in depth, along with recent studies to support this strategy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 230 McKee Place, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. hodgdona@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hodgdon
mesh_terms: D003731:Dental Caries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003945:Diagnosis, Oral; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005892:Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008158:Ludwig's Angina / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011671:Pulpitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013283:Stomatitis, Herpetic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009057:Stomatognathic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy