Paul Paterson

Dental Foundation Trainee in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Monklands Hospital, Airdrie

The importance of early intervention in the treatment of dental infection

A common theme among these cases is airway compromise due to aggressive infection spreading through the soft tissue spaces in the oropharynx and neck. Figures 1 and 2 demonstrate several of the...