Epidemiology of odontogenic infections in a secondary healthcare centre in Southern Nigeria

Babaiwa, U F; Osia, Ese A.; Ugbodaga, Philip; Akerele, John O.

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“…Another study from Brazil[ 10 ] also found that odontogenic infections occurred more in males and was commonest in the age group of 31–40 years. Sun et al [ 11 ] found odontogenic infection to be common in males and the mean age affected was 39.8 years, whereas the study by Babaiwa et al [ 12 ] found that odontogenic infections were common in the age group of 20–29 years. The reason for these observed differences in the age group of presentation was not stated.…”

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Quackery as a cause of maxillofacial infections and its implications

Akhiwu

et al. 2021

J West Afr Coll Surg

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Background: In recent times, the prevalence of quackery in oral and maxillofacial practice has become rampant with complications, one of which is odontogenic infections. This study was aimed to identify how common quackery is among our patients with odontogenic infections and the outcome of the patients. Materials and Methods: The study was a descriptive cross-sectional study of all patients presenting with odontogenic infections seen at the accident and emergency unit and the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of a tertiary hospital in North Central Nigeria from January 2017 to December 2021. Information obtained included sociodemographic characteristics, presenting complaints, duration of illness, prehospital care, diagnosis, duration of hospital stay, where the patient was first managed, what is the “doctor/dentist” status, and outcome. Results: A total of 237 patients were recruited with a male to female ratio of 1:1.3. The commonest presenting complaints were toothache and jaw swelling with patients been ill for up to 2 weeks before presenting. About 41.8% of the patients have a co-existing health condition, and 46.4% of the patients had tooth extraction by a quack, with 82.7% taking antibiotics prescribed by a chemist before presentation. About 11.0% of the patients died; 96.2% of those that died had their tooth extracted by quacks. Patients with preexisting health conditions and preadmission tooth extraction were more likely to die with odds ratio (OR) = 2.230; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.06–4.71 and OR = 28.9; 95% CI = 3.97–209.6, respectively. Conclusion: Quackery is very common in our society. The odds of death are increased in patients with odontogenic infection if the patient has a preexisting health condition and even more significant if they had their tooth extracted by quacks.

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Quackery as a cause of maxillofacial infections and its implications

Akhiwu

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J West Afr Coll Surg

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Epidemiology of odontogenic infections in a secondary healthcare centre in Southern Nigeria

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Quackery as a cause of maxillofacial infections and its implications

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