Effectiveness Influence of Oral Hygiene Status, Systemic Disease, and Surgical Timing on the Spread of Maxillofacial Infections

Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess the effect of oral hygiene status, the existence of systemic disease and the timing of surgery on the transmission of maxillofacial infections. A cross-sectional analytical study design was used to evaluate the patients who presented with odontogenic maxillofacial infections. The research was carried out in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of dental hospitals. 120 patients were sampled through a consecutive sampling method. The age group of the participants was 18-65 years, including both male and female patients diagnosed clinically and radiographically with maxillofacial infections. The data were gathered based on a structured proforma that comprised variables such as demographic aspects, oral hygiene assessment with the help of indices such as the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S), the history of systemic diseases like diabetes mellitus and hypertension, and information about the time of surgery as early (within 24-48 hours of diagnosis) or late intervention. Infection in the fascial spaces was determined by clinical examination results and radiographic studies (orthopantomogram and CBCT).