Observational studyInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Odontogenic-Related Head and Neck Infections: From Abscess to Mediastinitis: Our Experience, Limits, and Perspectives-A 5-Year Survey.
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- Predictors of Severe Course in Odontogenic Cervicofacial Infections: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Odontogenic Maxillofacial Space Infections Among Adult Patients at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study (2023-2025).Health science reports · 2026Article
- Admission prognostic nutritional index predicts prolonged hospitalization in severe odontogenic deep neck infections.Odontology · 2026Article
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- Extensive Odontogenic Deep Neck Infection Complicated by Necrotizing Fasciitis and Bilateral Mastitis: A Rare Case Report.Case reports in surgery · 2026Article
- Clinical red flags and referral strategies for odontogenic deep neck space infections: The primary care dentist's role as the first line of defense.Journal of dental sciences · 2026Article
- Descending necrotizing mediastinitis caused by Group AIDCases · 2025Article
- The role of dental status in the pathogenesis and severity of peritonsillar and cervical infections.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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- A Comparative Study of the Aggregate Index of Systemic Inflammation (AISI) and C-Reactive Protein (CRP) in Predicting Odontogenic Abscesses Severity: A Novel Approach to Assessing Immunoinflammatory Response.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Sudden Death: A Practical Autopsy Approach to Unexplained Mediastinitis Due to Fatal Untreated Neck Infections-A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- Profile of Patients with Maxillofacial Space Infections and Associated Risk Factors.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2024Article
- Dental pathologies of endodontic origin and subsequent bacterial involvement - a literature review.Germs · 2023Review
- A Machine Learning Approach to Assess Patients with Deep Neck Infection Progression to Descending Mediastinitis: Preliminary Results.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Significant rise in neck infections progressing to descending necrotizing mediastinitis during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine.Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery · 2021Article
- Aetiopathogenesis and Treatment Evaluation of Odontogenic Cellulitis in the Maxillofacial Region: a Retrospective Study.Journal of oral & maxillofacial researchReview
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Abstract
backgroundHead and neck infections are commonly caused by affections with an odontogenic origin. Untreated or non-responsive to treatment odontogenic infections can cause severe consequences such as localized abscesses, deep neck infections (DNI), and mediastinitis, conditions where emergency procedures such as tracheostomy or cervicotomy could be needed.
methodsAn epidemiological retrospective observational study was performed, and the objective of the investigation was to present a single-center 5-years retrospective analysis of all patients admitted to the emergency department of the hospital Policlinico Umberto I "Sapienza" with a diagnosis of odontogenic related head and neck infection, observing the epidemiological patterns, the management and the type of surgical procedure adopted to treat the affections.
resultsOver a 5-year period, 376,940 patients entered the emergency room of Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University of Rome, for a total of 63,632 hospitalizations. A total of 6607 patients were registered with a diagnosis of odontogenic abscess (10.38%), 151 of the patients were hospitalized, 116 of them were surgically treated (76.8%), and 6 of them (3.9%) manifested critical conditions such as sepsis and mediastinitis.
conclusionsEven today, despite the improvement of dental health education, dental affections can certainly lead to acute conditions, necessitating immediate surgical intervention.
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