Epidemiological Analysis and Management of Patients with Facial Space Infections of Odontogenic Origin: A Retrospective Evaluation of Two Years

Objective: Odontogenic infections are one of the most common pathologies in oral and maxillofacial regions. The spread odontogenic after unsuccessful or late treatment can lead to serious complications. aim this study is examine epidemiological features management patients with facial abscesses.
 Methods: This retrospective included 88 area abscesses treated at Afyonkarahisar health sciences university, faculty dentistry’s surgery clinic between 2019-2021. socio-demographic, socio-economic characteristics clinical examination findings methods for abscess were analyzed comprehensively. Data were
 evaluated using SPSS-20 level significance was set p < .05.
 Results: In two-year period 2019 2021, (44 male 44 female, mean age 39.72±16.42) diffuse origin. commonly involved submandibular (38.6%), affected tooth mandibular 1st molar 3rd molars (18.2%), cause dental caries (65.90%). Incision drainage performed half (36.4% intraoral, 13.6% extraoral). used drugs clindamycin (36.4%), amoxicillin-clavulanate, ornidazole combination (27.3%).
 Conclusion: results confirm that heal without complications timely effective basic interventions such as incision drainage. study, successful obtained parenteral clindamycin, a amoxicillin-clavulanate abscesses.