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  2. Odontogenic infection - Wikipedia

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    Odontogenic infections can be severe if not treated and are associated with mortality rate of 10 to 40%. [4] Furthermore, about 70% of odontogenic infections occur as periapical inflammation, i.e. acute periapical periodontitis or a periapical abscess. [3] The next most common form of odontogenic infection is the periodontal abscess. [3]

  3. Not otherwise specified - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, not otherwise specified (NOS) is a subcategory in systems of disease/disorder classification such as ICD-9, ICD-10, or DSM-IV.It is generally used to note the presence of an illness where the symptoms presented were sufficient to make a general diagnosis, but where a specific diagnosis was not made.

  4. Necrotizing pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Necrotizing pneumonia (NP), also known as cavitary pneumonia or cavitatory necrosis, is a rare but severe complication of lung parenchymal infection. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In necrotizing pneumonia, there is a substantial liquefaction following death of the lung tissue, which may lead to gangrene formation in the lung.

  5. List of periodontal diseases - Wikipedia

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    This article follows the 1999 classification, although the ICD-10 (10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems) differs significantly. The latest World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions was held in 2017. this updated classification ...

  6. Periapical granuloma - Wikipedia

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    This is usually due to dental caries or a bacterial infection of the dental pulp. Periapical granuloma is an infrequent disorder that has an occurrence rate between 9.3 to 87.1 percent. [2] Periapical granuloma is not a true granuloma due to the fact that it does not contain granulomatous inflammation; however, periapical granuloma is a common ...

  7. Pulp necrosis - Wikipedia

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    Pulp necrosis is a clinical diagnostic category indicating the death of cells and tissues in the pulp chamber of a tooth with or without bacterial invasion. [1] It is often the result of many cases of dental trauma, caries and irreversible pulpitis.

  8. Periapical periodontitis - Wikipedia

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    Pulp infection [3] Risk factors: Dental caries, dental trauma, dental procedures, [3] professional misconduct [4] Diagnostic method: Apical Radiolucencies, Apical Radiopacities [5] Treatment: Root canal treatment, [1] periradicular surgery, [6] retrograde root canal treatment [7] Medication: Antibiotic in case of a sudden onset of symptoms in ...

  9. Pulpitis - Wikipedia

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    In addition, dental caries is more likely to develop pulpitis due to less time for the dental pulp to react and protect itself by occluding the dentinal tubules. [18] Based on the tooth injury, sensory nerve fibers react to pulpitis by growing terminal branches into the adjacent surviving pulp, which also changes the cytochemical phenotype.