We report a case of oculomotor nerve palsy (ONP) as a result of odontogenic infection originating from the third molar, which is considered rare.

Dental infections can be caused by dental caries, pulpal necrosis, trauma, and periodontal disorders, they have serious effects that impact both the soft hard tissues of oral cavity. Pain, fever, edema are frequent signs infections. Early treatment infected teeth includes surgical endodontic procedures, followed antibiotic medication. Antibiotics used to treat odontogenic infections, non-odonto...

AIM Presenting a rare complication of an odontogenic infection extending to the orbit. BACKGROUND A 45-year-old male patient reported with periorbital swelling of eyelids, of the left eye, foul smelling nasal discharge and a pus draining sinus on the left lower eyelid area. CASE DESCRIPTION The patient gave history of pain in the left upper first molar tooth 1 week back. His intraoral exami...

OBJECTIVES : To study the microbiology of sinusitis associated with odontogenic origin. METHODS : Aspirates of 20 acutely and 28 chronically infected maxillary sinuses that were associated with odontogenic infection were processed for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. RESULTS : A total of 66 isolates were recovered from the 20 cases of acute sinusitis (3.3/specimen), 16 aerobic and facultativ...

An odontogenic cutaneous fistula is a pathological communication between the outer skin surface of the face and the oral cavity. Facial cutaneous fistula is a complication of odontogenic infection that is often misdiagnosed with skin infection. We report a rare case, which was diagnosed as basal cell carcinoma based on the biopsy of skin lesions in the patient who had been diagnosed with odonto...

Odontogenic infections (OI) are a major reason for consultation in dental practice. They affect people of all ages, and most of them respond well to current medical and surgical treatments. However, some OI can spread to vital and deep structures, overcome the host immune system - especially in diabetic, immunocompromised or weakened patients - and even prove fatal. Ludwig's angina is a severe ...

INTRODUCTION Odontogenic cutaneous sinus tracts are often misdiagnosed as lesions of non-odontogenic origin, leading to the treatment of patients with unnecessary and ineffective therapies. Sinus tracts of endodontic origin usually respond well to endodontic therapy. However, root canal treatment of mandibular molars with aberrant canal anatomy can be diagnostically and technically challenging....

introduction: deep neck space infections (dnsi) are serious diseases that involve several spaces in the neck. the common primary sources of dnsi are dental infections, tonsillar and salivary gland infections, malignancies, and foreign bodies. with widespread use of antibiotics, the prevalence of dnsi has been reduced. common complications of dnsi include airway obstruction, jugular vein thrombo...