Epidemiology of Oral and Maxillofacial Infections.
Dental caries and periodontal disease are the most common dental infections and are constantly increasing worldwide. Distribution, occurrence of dental caries, gingivitis, periodontitis, odontogenic infections, antibiotic resistance, oral mucosal infections, and microbe-related oral cancer are important to understand the public impact and methods of controlling such disease. Distribution of human papilloma virus and human immunodeficiency virus -related oral cancers in the US population is presented.
Dentistry Programme, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies. Electronic address: arvindbabu2001@gmail.com.
Arvind Babu
AB
Rajendra Santosh
Atlanta, GA, USA; Dentistry Program, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, West Indies; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Woodhull Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Orrett E
OE
Ogle
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Woodhull Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Dwight
D
Williams
Department of Dentistry/Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Woodhull Medical Center, 760 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11206, USA.
Edward F
EF
Woodbine
D005145:Face / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*
Antibiotic resistance; Dental caries; Gingivitis; Microbe-related oral cancer; Odontogenic infections; Oral mucosal infections; Periodontitis