Infecções odontogênicas complexas: revisão de literatura

Abstract

The dental infections can progress to cervical deep abscess, brain abscess and mediastinitis, among other conditions. Therefore necessary, proper therapy and multidisciplinary patient follow-up. The correct diagnosis of dental infections is essential for the therapy of the establishment as quickly as possible, thus avoiding further complications for the patient, that although they are infrequent should not be disregarded because of its morbidity. The purpose of this study was to conduct a literature review containing information about dental infections, such as: Anatomy of the affected regions, microbiological, immunological approach to infection, causes, diagnosis, treatment and main complications, deepening the knowledge about this disease, common in everyday the of dental surgeon. The review was based on the periodic removed from websites for search health literature, such as Portal Capes, Scielo, PubMed and Bireme. The descriptors used were: "Odontogenic infection", "Antimicrobial treatment of odontogenic infection", "Sistemic disease and odontogenic infection" and "Ludwig`s Angina". By reading the summaries of each article, we selected those who seemed to be more relevant to the subject, the items being analyzed in Portuguese, Spanish and English.