Mesgarzadeh Ali Hossein, Ghavimi Mohammad Ali, Gok Gulşen, Zarghami Afsaneh
Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
J Dent Res Dent Clin Dent Prospects. 2012 Summer;6(3):113-5. doi: 10.5681/joddd.2012.024. Epub 2012 Sep 1.
Infratemporal space infection is a rare but serious sequel of odontogenic infection. The diagnosis is difficult due to non spe-cific signs and symptoms. Diabetes mellitus as a definitive risk factor for odontogenic infections needs more consideration during clinical procedures. We report a case of an undiagnosed diabetic patient with isolated infratemporal space infection after tooth extraction with presentation of similar signs and symptoms of temporomandibular joint and muscle problem.
颞下间隙感染是牙源性感染罕见但严重的后遗症。由于体征和症状不具特异性,诊断较为困难。糖尿病作为牙源性感染的确切危险因素,在临床诊疗过程中需要更多关注。我们报告一例拔牙后出现颞下间隙孤立性感染的未确诊糖尿病患者,其表现出与颞下颌关节及肌肉问题相似的体征和症状。