National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The purpose of this study was to identify microbial flora present in orofacial space infection of odontogenic origin in order to provide better perspective in the management of the same. Thirty patients with space infection of odontogenic origin were selected irrespective of their age and sex. Pus samples were collected and processed in the microbiology laboratory. The samples were inoculated for aerobic and anaerobic culturing Demographic profile of the patients showed that male patients were more commonly involved and most patients fell in to the third and fourth decade of age groups. Most commonly isolated aerobes were alpha hemolytic streptococci where as peptococci were the common anaerobes followed by bacteroids. Clindamycin and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid were the most effective antibiotics. 31.8% of the anaerobes were resistant to penicillin. In conclusion the surgical treatment must always be in the foreground for the therapy of abscesses of odontogenic origin. Decompression through incision and drainage, extraction of the causative tooth and use of proper antibiotics are the mainstay in the treatment.
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