Focal Infection, Dental

"Focal Infection, Dental" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Secondary or systemic infections due to dissemination throughout the body of microorganisms whose primary focus of infection lies in the periodontal tissues.

Descriptor ID

D005491

MeSH Number(s)

C01.539.392.433

C07.793.348

Concept/Terms

Focal Infection, Dental

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Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Infection [C01.539]
Focal Infection [C01.539.392]
Focal Infection, Dental [C01.539.392.433]
Stomatognathic Diseases [C07]
Tooth Diseases [C07.793]
Focal Infection, Dental [C07.793.348]

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Bar chart showing 12 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2004

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
2000	1	0	1
2002	1	0	1
2004	1	1	2
2006	1	0	1
2007	1	0	1
2009	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1
2018	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Focal Infection, Dental" by people in Profiles.

Stereotactic Drainage of Brainstem Abscess With the BrainLab Varioguide™ System and the Airo™ Intraoperative CT Scanner: Technical Case Report. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2018 04 01; 14(4):E46-E50.

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Odontogenic sinusitis: developments in diagnosis, microbiology, and treatment. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Feb; 26(1):27-33.

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Does access to general dental treatment affect the number and complexity of patients presenting to the acute hospital service with severe dentofacial infections? J Ir Dent Assoc. 2015 Aug-Sep; 61(4):196-200.

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Poor Oral Health Linked with Increased Risk of Infectious Complications in Adults with Leukemia. J Mass Dent Soc. 2015; 64(3):38-42.

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Corneal allograft reaction associated with nonocular inflammation. Digit J Ophthalmol. 2014; 20(2):29-31.

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To-Go medications for decreasing ED return visits. Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Nov; 30(9):2011-4.

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Ultrasound-guided simultaneous irrigation and drainage of facial abscess. J Craniofac Surg. 2012 Mar; 23(2):558-9.

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How do we manage oral infections in allogeneic stem cell transplantation and other severely immunocompromised patients? Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2011 Nov; 23(4):579-99, vii.

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Pregnancy complicated by recurrent brain abscess after extraction of an infected tooth. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Aug; 118(2 Pt 2):467-470.

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Factors associated with length of stay and hospital charges for patients hospitalized with mouth cellulitis. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2012 Jan; 113(1):21-8.

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