%0 Journal Article
%T Epidemiological Aspects of Cervicofacial Cellulitis Due to Dental Origin in the City of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
%A Wendpouir¨¦ Patrice Laurent Guiguimd¨¦
%A Kouam¨¦ Patrice Attogbain
%A Jocelyne V. W. Gar¨¦
%A Yamsoulougri C. L. Ou¨¦draogo
%A Mathieu Millogo
%A Tarcissus Konsem
%J Open Journal of Stomatology
%P 399-410
%@ 2160-8717
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojst.2021.1110035
%X Background: Head and neck cellulitis of dental origin are polymicrobial bacterial infections involving the cellulo-adipose spaces of the face and neck. The objective of this work was to describe the epidemiological and clinical profile of patients with head and neck cellulitis. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted from 1 January to 30 June 2020. All patients consulting for cervico-facial cellulitis of dental origin in 2 university hospitals in Ouagadougou were included in the study. The usual parameters of descriptive statistics were estimated for each variable. Results: Two hundred and ninety-two cases (184 men and 108 women), aged 3 to 85 years were collected. The 25 - 35 years old were the most affected (33%). Decay was the leading dental cause (95.6%). The delay in consultation was included within 7 days in 74.66% of cases. Ninety-one-point forty-four percent of patients had poor oral hygiene. Diffuse cellulitis was the most common (64.04%) and peri-mandibular regions were the most invaded (42.81%). Conclusion: The frequencies observed in our study allow us to conclude that cervicofacial cellulitis of dental origin is still frequent and affects a young and disadvantaged population.
%K Cervicofacial Cellulitis
%K Odontogenic Infection
%K Epidemiological and Clinical Profile
%K Ouagadougou
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=112292