DENTAL INFECTIONS

Course overview

DENTAL INFECTIONS ORIGINATE IN THE TOOTH OR ITS SUPPORTING STRUCTURES AND CAN SPREAD TO THE SURROUNDING TISSUE. DENTAL INFECTIONS WERE, HISTORICALLY, A COMMON CAUSE OF DEATH. FORTUNATELY, DUE TO IMPROVED DENTAL HYGIENE, MODERN DENTISTRY, AND ANTIBIOTICS, DENTAL INFECTIONS ARE RARELY LIFE-THREATENING TODAY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DENTAL INFECTIONS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING AFFECTED PATIENTS.