• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.201-205
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• 2015

급성 상악동염의 원인으로는 급성 상기도 감염이 가장 흔하며 함치성 낭종 등의 치성원인에 의한 경우는 상악동염의 10-12%를 차지한다. 함치성 낭종은 주로 치과에서 우연한 방사선학적 검사에 의해 발견되며 소아에서는 드물게 보고되고 있다. 함치성 낭종이 과잉치와 동반되었을 때 주위 상악골의 파괴와 치근의 흡수를 야기하거나 침범된 치아의 변위를 유발할 수 있으므로, 조기 진단과 적절한 치료가 중요하다. 본 증례에서 콧물과 코막힘으로 부비동염으로 진단받았던 9세 남자 환아가 2개월 뒤 좌측안면부 연부조직염으로 내원하여 시행한 방사선학적 검사에서 좌측 상악동에 과잉치와 동반된 함기성 낭종이 관찰되었으며, 치료로 외과적 절제술을 시행하였다. 저자들은 소아에서 부비동염의 원인으로 과잉치를 동반한 감염된 함치성 낭종을 경험하였으며, 부비동염의 진단과 치료에 있어 항생제 치료로 호전되지 않거나 증상이 지속될 시 단순 상기도감염 합병증 외에 다른 질환의 감별을 고려할 것을 당부하는 바이다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.175-181
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• 2013

Objectives: This retrospective study was performed to evaluate the clinical impact of diabetes mellitus on the prognosis in secondary space infection. Materials and Methods: Medical records, radiographic images, computed tomography, and microbial studies of 51 patients (25 diabetic patients and 26 non-diabetic patients) were reviewed. Patients were diagnosed as secondary fascial space infections with odontogenic origin and underwent treatment at Chonnam National University Hospital, in Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, from January 2007 to February 2009. Results: Compared to patients without diabetes, patients with diabetes were presented with the following characteristics: older age (diabetic patients: 62.9 years, non-diabetic patients, 47.8 years), more spaces involved (diabetic patients, 60%; non-diabetic patients, 27.3%), more intense treatment, longer hospitalization (diabetic patients, 28.9 days; non-diabetic patients, 15.4 days), higher white blood cell and C-reactive protein values, higher incidence of complication (diabetic patients, 40%; non-diabetic patients, 7.7%), and distinctive main causative microorganisms. Conclusion: These results suggest that the prognosis of diabetic patients is poorer than that of non-diabetic patients in secondary space infections since they had greater incidence rates of involved spaces, abnormal hematologic findings, more complications, and additional procedures, such as tracheostomy.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.275-277
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• 2015

안면부 부종으로 내원한 1년령의 암컷 슬로우로리스의 신체검사에서 좌측 상악 견치의 골절이 확인되었다. 세포검사 및 방사선상에서 세균감염과 치수염이 각각 확인되었다. 세균은 배양 및 분자진단을 통해 Streptococcus gordonii로 동정되었다. 손상된 치아의 발치 및 항생제 투여 후 병변은 소실되었다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.162-168
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• 2007

Oral and maxillofacial infection is the oldest and most common disease in human history. The infection ranges from the low-grade infection that only requires minimal treatment to the high-grade and life-threatening fascial space infection. In this study, the data on oral and maxillofacial infections were analyzed to aid in the diagnosis and treatment, and to predict the prognosis. This report was based on data from 831 patients with oral and maxillofacial infection (394 males and 437 females) who were hospitalized in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery of Chosun University Dental Hospital from January 1998 to May 2005. The ratio of males to females was 0.9:1. By age, patients between 60 and 70 years old were the greatest in number (17.1%), while only 5.9% of the patients were between 10 and 20 years old. The most common cause of infection was odontogenic origin (84.4%), followed by post-extraction infection (6.2%), unknown (5.9%), and trauma (3.5%). The most common fascial space involved was the buccal space (39.4%), followed by the canine (20.6%), submandibular (15.9%), pterygomandibular (9.5%), submental (7.6%) and sublingual (2.8%) space. The number of the involved fascial space was one (75.2%), two (19.8%), or more than three (5.0%). In terms of the treatment duration, the hospitalization period of 6 to 10 days was the greatest in number (49.9%). All patients had uneventful recovery without major complication. There are statistically significant correlations between age and treatment period, and the involved space and treatment period, but no correlations between the variables of sex and treatment.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.588-593
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• 2006

Cyst is pathologic disease develops in hard tissue as well as soft tissue, which is lined by epithelium filled with liquid, semi-liquid, or air. Origins and symptoms of the cyst are various according to region, and symptoms are malocclusion, diversion of root, tooth mobility, periapical swelling, discoloration and lesion expansion, because the odontogenic cysts begin in the numerous rests of odontogenic epithelium. But almost cysts produce no symptoms unless secondary infection occurs. Treatment of small cysts may include extraction, endodontic therapy, and apical surgery. Treatment of a large cysts usually involves surgical removal (enucleation), Marsupialization(a method of decompression) or combination of two before mentioned. Bone graft is done for helping of bone defect healing at the same time of enucleation This clinical research from January 2000 to December 2005, analyzed by the age, sex, classification, size, region, treatment method, whether or not of bone graft of cyst in the jaw in Daegu Catholic University Hospital.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.452-456
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• 2008

Herpes zoster는 varicella zoster 바이러스에 의해 발생하는 급성 바이러스성 감염질환으로 삼차신경의 분지들을 침범할 수 있다. 치성동통과 유사한 증상을 보이는 43세 남자 환자가 내원하였으며 임상 및 방사선 검사 후에도 명확한 원인을 발견할 수 없었다. 피부과의사에 의해 삼차신경의 세 번째 분지에 발생한 herpes zoster로 진단되었고 항바이러스 치료를 시행하였다. 2개월 뒤, 환자의 피부 병소 및 동통은 대부분 사라졌으나 반흔조직은 다소 남아있었다. 진단과정 중 임상가는 구강안면부 동통이 herpes zoster와 연관될 수 있다는 가능성을 숙지하여야 할 것이다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.198-207
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• 2023

Objectives: This study investigated causative strains and their antibiotic sensitivity in patients who were hospitalized for maxillofacial odontogenic infections at a tertiary center in South Korea over the past 10 years with the aim of providing guidelines for the selection of appropriate empirical antibiotics. Materials and Methods: Patients with head and neck fascial space abscesses due to odontogenic infections who underwent incision and drainage surgery with pus culture tests between 2013 and 2022 at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dankook University Hospital were included. The bacterial isolates and antibiotic sensitivity of each strain were analyzed for 2013-2022, 2013-2017, and 2018-2022. The affected fascial spaces were classified into primary, secondary, and deep neck spaces. Results: In the 192 patients included in this study, 302 strains were detected. Viridans streptococcus had the highest frequency (51.7%), followed by Prevotella spp. (16.9%), Staphylococcus spp. (5.6%), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (4.6%). The identification rate of viridans streptococcus significantly increased from 41.8% in 2013-2017 to 60.9% in 2018-2022. Viridans streptococcus showed an antibiotic sensitivity of 80.5% to ampicillin; the sensitivity to penicillin antibiotics decreased over the study period. Antibiotic susceptibility was approximately 94% for third-generation cephalosporins. K. pneumoniae, which was identified at a high percentage in patients with deep neck space infection, showed increasing antibiotic resistance to most antibiotics over the study period. Conclusion: Viridans streptococcus was identified in head and neck fascial space abscesses with the highest frequency. Empirical antibiotics should be effective against this strain; penicillin antibiotics are considered inappropriate. For effective treatment of deep neck space abscesses, bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity tests performed as soon as possible are essential.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.543-549
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• 2000

저자 등은 치주 농양 및 심부 경부 감염에 합병된 급성 종격동염, 심낭 삼출, 폐렴 및 농흉 등의 흉강내 감염 2예를 경험하였으며, 위와 같은 심부 경부 감염시 흉강내 감염의 예방을 위해 조기 진단 및 완전한 배농과 적절한 항생제 등의 처치가 필요하며, 일단 흉강내 감염으로 진행시 높은 사망률을 동반할 수 있음을 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.75-83
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• 2021

Odontogenic infection in the oral and maxillofacial regions caused by bacteria (mostly of oral origin) is one of the most common diseases encountered by dentists. Localized infection can easily be treated with incision and drainage followed by antibiotics. Emergence of multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria called "Superbacteria" has become one of the serious problems in modern society, due to its small window of opportunity for treatment and high casualty. The acronym "ESKAPE", encompassing the common and serious MDR pathogens stand for Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacter spp. Literature search was performed in Medline, PubMed and Google Scholar ranging from 2012 to 2020. ESKAPE patient's infection period was longer than that of non-ESKAPE group, and the treatment method due to antibiotic resistance was also complicated. The purpose of this study is to investigate infection caused by ESKAPE pathogens in the oral and maxillofacial regions through literature review and to inform dental surgeons of the danger of ESKAPE pathogens and to suggest viable treatment options. Many studies worldwide reported infections associated with ESKAPE pathogens, but only limited number of studies targeted infection in oral and maxillofacial regions. Further research is required with more data on ESKAPE bacteria and their infection, especially in oral and maxillofacial regions.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.580-587
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• 2006

Necrotizing fasciitis has been recognized as a potentially lethal and rapidly progressing infection. Necrotizing fasciitis of head and neck area is rare but fatal disease that should be prompt diagnosis and recognition. If not promptly recognized and treated, infection can spread into the deep spaces of the neck and compromise the airway. It may also spread into the mediastimum producing life threatening sepsis. In this report, we describe the treatment of 4 cases of necrotizing fasciitis of head and neck area and discuss diagnosis, treatment, complication and consideration with review of literatures.