Al-Malik Manal, Al-Sarheed Maha
Consultant Pediatric Dentist, Pediatric Dentistry Division, Dental Department, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics Science, King Saud University, College of Dentistry, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi J Biol Sci. 2017 Sep;24(6):1375-1379. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2016.03.004. Epub 2016 Mar 31.
The purpose of this study was to determine the distribution and management of orofacial infection in children treated at one of the major hospitals in Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia over a 12-month period during the year 2014.
Data from the clinical records of 94 children (33 girls, 61 boys; aged 2-14 years) who presented for treatment of orofacial infection at the emergency dental department of the military hospital in Jeddah during a 12-month period. Patients were treated with antibiotic therapy. A favorable outcome was determined based on length of hospital stay.
The results indicated that the most common cause of odontogenic infection in Saudi children was dental caries (88%). The primary posterior teeth (84%) were considered to be a major source of infection. The most commonly affected teeth were the primary first molars (34%), followed by the primary second molars (31%). Six children were hospitalized; four of these stayed less than 4 days, which was considered a short hospital stay. The most common treatment was antibiotics as 93% received a type of antibiotic.
The most common cause of odontogenic infection was dental caries which has been treated with antibiotic prescription and dental procedures.
本研究的目的是确定2014年在沙特阿拉伯吉达市一家主要医院接受治疗的儿童口腔颌面部感染的分布情况及治疗方式。
收集了94名儿童（33名女孩，61名男孩；年龄2至14岁）的临床记录数据，这些儿童在12个月期间到吉达市军事医院的急诊牙科部门接受口腔颌面部感染治疗。患者接受了抗生素治疗。根据住院时间确定治疗效果良好。
结果表明，沙特儿童牙源性感染的最常见原因是龋齿（88%）。乳后牙（84%）被认为是主要感染源。最常受影响的牙齿是乳第一磨牙（34%），其次是乳第二磨牙（31%）。6名儿童住院；其中4名住院时间少于4天，这被认为是短期住院。最常见的治疗方法是使用抗生素，93%的患者接受了某种抗生素治疗。
牙源性感染的最常见原因是龋齿，已通过抗生素处方和牙科治疗手段进行治疗。
