Epidemiological analysis of management of severe odontogenic infections before referral to the emergency department.

Purpose: The aims of the present study are to present the epidemiology and management of patients hospitalized with odontogenic infections in a major Greek hospital from 2015 to 2016 and to find out whether the basic principles of management of odontogenic infections were followed before referral to the emergency department of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic (OMFSED).

Methods: A retrospective study of the patients hospitalized with odontogenic infections was performed, including management both prior and after referral to the OMFSED.

Results: During the two-year period from 2015 to 2016, 102 patients, 54 men (52.

A Rare Sporadic Case of Camurati-Engelmann Disease With Jaw Involvement.

Camurati-Engelmann disease (CED), or progressive diaphyseal dysplasia, is an uncommon bone dysplasia that is inherited in an autosomal-dominant pattern. The disease mainly affects the diaphyses of the long bones but can induce sclerotic changes to the facial skeleton and skull base. The diagnosis of CED is based on clinical and radiologic features.