Evaluation of the oral flora in 150 patients suffering from chronic craniofacial pain: a retrospective study.
Cranio
; 28(2): 97-104, 2010 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20491231
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to determine if microbial infection was a significant factor in patients with undiagnosed craniofacial pain. Of the 150 patients from whom intra-bony cultures were obtained, 23 different groups of isolates were obtained. There were 49 (32.67%) patients whose cultures exhibited growth of microbes other than routine oral flora, mixed skin flora or routine respiratory flora. The most common was of the Streptococcus species (11 or 22.91%) of the 49. Sixty-seven (67) (44.67%) of the total cultures demonstrated the growth of mixed skin flora, nineteen (12.67%) demonstrated the growth of routine respiratory flora and sixteen (10.67%) demonstrated the growth of routine oral flora. No bacterial isolates were found in 16 (10.67%) cultures. The most common histological diagnoses of those who exhibited pathogenic microbial growth were, in order 1. focal osteoporotic marrow defect; 2. ischemic osteonecrosis; and 3. chronic nonsuppurative osteomyelitis.
Search on Google
Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bacteria
/
Bacterial Infections
/
Facial Pain
/
Jaw Diseases
/
Alveolar Process
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Observational_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
/
Adult
/
Aged
/
Aged80
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
/
Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Cranio
Journal subject:
ODONTOLOGIA
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States