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  2. Dental abscess - Wikipedia

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    A dental abscess is a localized collection of pus associated with a tooth. The most common type of dental abscess is a periapical abscess, and the second most common is a periodontal abscess. In a periapical abscess, usually the origin is a bacterial infection that has accumulated in the soft, often dead, pulp of the tooth.

  3. List of ICD-9 codes 800–999: injury and poisoning - Wikipedia

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    919.1 Abrasion or friction burn of other multiple and unspecified sites infected; 919.2 Blister of other multiple and unspecified sites without infection; 919.3 Blister of other multiple and unspecified sites infected; 919.4 Insect bite nonvenomous of other multiple and unspecified sites without infection

  4. List of ICD-9 codes 520–579: diseases of the digestive system

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    524.2 Anomalies of dental arch relationship; 524.3 Anomalies of tooth position of fully erupted teeth; 524.4 Malocclusion unspecified; 524.5 Dentofacial functional abnormalities; 524.6 Temporomandibular joint disorders; 524.7 Dental alveolar anomalies; 524.8 Other specified dentofacial anomalies; 525 Other diseases and conditions of the teeth ...

  5. List of ICD-9 codes 001–139: infectious and parasitic ...

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    This is a shortened version of the first chapter of the ICD-9: Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. It covers ICD codes 001 to 139. The full chapter can be found on pages 49 to 99 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.

  6. Periodontal abscess - Wikipedia

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    It is a type of dental abscess. A periodontal abscess occurs alongside a tooth, and is different from the more common [2] periapical abscess, which represents the spread of infection from a dead tooth (i.e. which has undergone pulpal necrosis). To reflect this, sometimes the term "lateral (periodontal) abscess" is used.

  7. 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]

  8. 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 ...

  9. Periapical periodontitis - Wikipedia

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    Periapical periodontitis may develop into a periapical abscess, where a collection of pus forms at the end of the root, the consequence of spread of infection from the tooth pulp (odontogenic infection), or into a periapical cyst, where an epithelial lined, fluid-filled structure forms.