A Case of Buccal Abscess from an Impacted Wisdom Tooth in an Elderly Person with Malnutrition

被引：1

作者：

Kojima, Yuki ^{[1
]}

Kojima, Mizuha ^{[2
]}

Sakaguchi, Kazuhiro ^{[2
]}

Sakaguchi, Yutaka ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Tokyo Dent Coll, Dept Physiol, 2-9-18 Misaki Cho, Tokyo 1010061, Japan

[2] Sakaguchi Dent Clin, Chuo Ku, 1-20-5 Kasuga, Chiba 2600033, Japan

来源：

CASE REPORTS IN DENTISTRY | 2016年 / 2016卷

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D O I：

10.1155/2016/9437514

中图分类号：

R78 [口腔科学];

学科分类号：

1003 ;

摘要：

We report a case of buccal abscess caused by an impacted wisdom tooth in an extremely elderly person with malnutrition. The patient was a 94-year-old man, who complained that he had found it hard to open his mouth and that his cheek had been swollen for the previous 2 weeks. He had a shallow oral wound caused by an improperly fitting denture; however, the wound became infected. We performed incisional drainage of the abscess under local anesthesia. The swelling disappeared and he was able to open his mouth 55 mm. The elderly have a high risk of healing failure of injuries and it has been reported that infection in a host in a compromised state is severely intractable. This elderly patient was in a compromised state because of malnutrition. Cases such as this one will increase as the elderly population increases. Dentists need to consider the quality of life of patients with a longer life expectancy and should offer patients several treatment options before their general condition deteriorates.

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