Review article: Maxillofacial emergencies: oral pain and odontogenic infections.
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Oral pain and odontogenic infections are common reasons for patients to present to EDs and general medical practice in Australia. Although most odontogenic infections can be managed on an outpatient basis, because of their proximity to the airway, infections in this region can be life threatening, requiring urgent surgical intervention and ICU management. This article focuses on the emergency assessment, triage and non-specialist management of oral pain and odontogenic infections.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
دوره 26 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014