Effect of immediate rubber drainage on the dental apicoectomy in geriatric cancer patients : report of cases.
- Author:
Jae Ha YOO
1
;
Sang Kwon HAN
;
Won Gyun CHUNG
;
Hie Jin NOH
;
Young Nam KIM
;
Sun Ok JANG
;
Hyun Sun JEON
;
Jong Bae KIM
;
Ki Young NAM
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University(Wonju Christian Hospital), Korea. JSA3642@hotmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Geriatric cancer patient;
Dental apicoectomy;
Immediate rubber drainage;
Wound infection control
- MeSH:
Apicoectomy*;
Dentistry;
Drainage*;
Gangwon-do;
Hematoma;
Humans;
Radiotherapy;
Rubber*;
Seroma;
Surgical Wound Infection;
Wound Infection;
Wounds and Injuries
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2004;30(6):536-539
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The apicoectomy is an operation in which the root apex is removed and the adjacent periapical pathologic tissue is curetted. In this operation, there are several factors that may lead to the surgical wound infection, such as, local, systemic, environmental, endogenous and surgical factor. The systemic medical and surgical factor that may compromise patients' defense are more important cause of the wound infection. The postoperative infection is likely to occur owing to poor systemic condition(especially geriatric cancer patient with operation, radiotherapy and chemotherapy), postoperative accumulation of hematoma and seroma and other contaminated factors. So, the authors established the immediate rubber drainage into the sutured wound of dental apicoectomy for the prevention of postoperative infection. The results are more favorable without the wound infection in total 31 cases of the dentistry of Dong San Medical Center and Wonju Christian Hospital.
