Severe odontogenic infection in pregnancy: a timely reminder.
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.
General Surgical Unit, Mount Gambier Hospital, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia.
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Tocaciu
Oromax - Adelaide Oral and Maxillofacial Clinic, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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Robinson
Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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Sambrook
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery
Infection; management; odontogenic infection; pregnancy; surgery