A Case of Buccal Abscess from an Impacted Wisdom Tooth in an Elderly Person with Malnutrition
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 wo...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-8156630113c3481384de5d61a18326532025-02-03T01:00:31ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552016-01-01201610.1155/2016/94375149437514A Case of Buccal Abscess from an Impacted Wisdom Tooth in an Elderly Person with MalnutritionYuki Kojima0Mizuha Kojima1Kazuhiro Sakaguchi2Yutaka Sakaguchi3Department of Physiology, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18 Misaki-cho, Tokyo 101-0061, JapanSakaguchi Dental Clinic, 1-20-5 Kasuga, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-0033, JapanSakaguchi Dental Clinic, 1-20-5 Kasuga, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-0033, JapanSakaguchi Dental Clinic, 1-20-5 Kasuga, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-0033, JapanWe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9437514 |
| spellingShingle | Yuki Kojima Mizuha Kojima Kazuhiro Sakaguchi Yutaka Sakaguchi A Case of Buccal Abscess from an Impacted Wisdom Tooth in an Elderly Person with Malnutrition Case Reports in Dentistry |
| title | A Case of Buccal Abscess from an Impacted Wisdom Tooth in an Elderly Person with Malnutrition |
| title_full | A Case of Buccal Abscess from an Impacted Wisdom Tooth in an Elderly Person with Malnutrition |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Buccal Abscess from an Impacted Wisdom Tooth in an Elderly Person with Malnutrition |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Buccal Abscess from an Impacted Wisdom Tooth in an Elderly Person with Malnutrition |
| title_short | A Case of Buccal Abscess from an Impacted Wisdom Tooth in an Elderly Person with Malnutrition |
| title_sort | case of buccal abscess from an impacted wisdom tooth in an elderly person with malnutrition |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9437514 |
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