Key references: Acute odontogenic infections

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  • Flynn TR. What are the antibiotics of choice for odontogenic infections, and how long should the treatment course last? Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2011;23(4):519–36, v–vi. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21982604
  • Heim N, Faron A, Wiedemeyer V, Reich R, Martini M. Microbiology and antibiotic sensitivity of head and neck space infections of odontogenic origin. Differences in inpatient and outpatient management. J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2017;45(10):1731–5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28838838
  • Kuriyama T, Karasawa T, Nakagawa K, Saiki Y, Yamamoto E, Nakamura S. Bacteriologic features and antimicrobial susceptibility in isolates from orofacial odontogenic infections. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2000;90(5):600–8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11077383
  • Rajasuo A, Perkki K, Nyfors S, Jousimies-Somer H, Meurman JH. Bacteremia following surgical dental extraction with an emphasis on anaerobic strains. J Dent Res 2004;83(2):170–4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14742658
  • Siqueira JF Jr., Rocas IN. Microbiology and treatment of acute apical abscesses. Clin Microbiol Rev 2013;26(2):255–73. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23554416
  • Taub D, Yampolsky A, Diecidue R, Gold L. Controversies in the management of oral and maxillofacial infections. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2017;29(4):465–73. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28823889