Non‐odontogenic infections in dentistry

This volume of Periodontology 2000 is dedicated to non-odontogenic infections that may be present in patients attending dental clinics. Dentists therefore need to have a thorough understanding of infectious diseases in order to diagnose such infections correctly and to decide whether they can provide appropriate treatment or whether referral to dental or medical specialists is necessary. It is of utmost importance for dentists to be able to differentiate between infectious and noninfectious illnesses in the oral cavity and between infectious diseases having an oral or a nonoral origin. An increasing number of patients present with systemic diseases or are undergoing treatment with medications that can increase the risk for infections in the oral cavity and in the surrounding tissues. Treatment of opportunistic oral infections caused by underlying systemic or local factors often requires a close collaboration between dentists and medical specialists. Patients in many countries seek dental care at regular appointments, which provides dentists with the opportunity to diagnose illnesses not only in the oral cavity but also in the surrounding body structures. Lack of insight into infectious diseases may cause a delay in the administration of appropriate therapy. Dentists must also be able to distinguish between different types of infections. Too many viral and fungal infections are treated with common antibiotics indicated only for bacterial infections. Moreover, dentists need to be acquainted with the most common medical infections in order to undertake proper safety precautions aimed at preventing the transmission of infectious agents to the dental office personnel.

• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Periodontology

• Publication date

  2008-12-17

• Fields of study

  Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2008.00298.xPMID 19152523PMCID 7167770
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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