Bilateral Maxillary and Mandibular Periapical Abscesses

Cherian Plamoottil; Muneet Gill; Rosa Flores; James Murray; Latha Ganti

Bilateral Maxillary and Mandibular Periapical Abscesses

Cherian Plamoottil
, Muneet Gill
, Rosa Flores
, James Murray
, Latha Ganti

HCA Florida Ocala Hospital

HCA Healthcare

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Abstract

Odontogenic infections commonly arise from poor dental hygiene that forms dental caries, which can eventually progress to gingivitis and periodontitis. The authors present a case of facial swelling diagnosed as a periapical abscess with soft tissue swelling that extended into both the maxilla and mandible.

Original language	American English
Journal	Emergency Medicine
State	Published - Apr 1 2022

Keywords

dental abscess
facial edema
mandibular periapical abscess
maxillary periapical abscess
odontogenic infection

Disciplines

Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
Emergency Medicine
Stomatognathic Diseases

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https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24434

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Bilateral Maxillary and Mandibular Periapical Abscesses

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