AN INSIGHT IN THE MICROBIOLOGICAL ASPECTS AND MANAGEMENT OF OROFACIAL INFECTION– AN OVERVIEW

Neha Vishnoi; MK Gupta; Sapna Singh; KU Zaidi; V K  Singh

Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2015

AN INSIGHT IN THE MICROBIOLOGICAL ASPECTS AND MANAGEMENT OF OROFACIAL INFECTION– AN OVERVIEW

Neha Vishnoi, Mk Gupta, Sapna Singh, Ku Zaidi, V K Singh

Abstract :

In dental sciences dental practitioners as well as specialists are often facing up many problems in managing patients with infections. These infections can range in their severity from those that either require only antibiotic therapy or aggressive surgical intervention. Oral and Maxillofacial infections have the tendency to spread rapidly along facial planes and lead to highly morbid clinical conditions if left untreated with severe complications that may ultimately lead to death. Careful diagnosis and sound clinical judgment have the ability to decrease morbidity associated with orofacial odontogenic infections. The victory of treatment depends upon the virulence of pathogen involved, the resistance of the host and strict observance to follow medical, pharmacological and surgical principles. An overview of orofacial odontogenic infection microbiology, mechanism and spread of infection along with its management is presented in this article.