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Do anti-inflammatory drugs worsen odontogenic cervico-facial cellulitis?
R Nicot1, C Hippy2, C Hochart2
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Roger Salengro Teaching Hospital, 59000 Lille, France; Université Lille Nord de France, UDSL, 59000 Lille, France.
Objective:
The aim of this prospective study was to determine the influence of anti-inflammatory drugs on the severity of odontogenic cellulitis in patients admitted to our hospital emergency unit.
Study Design:
The study was made from April 30 to October 31 2006. The clinical and pharmacological data was prospectively collected at admission, during hospitalization, and during systematic follow-up. We first studied the whole population and then compared the 2 groups: patients having received anti-inflammatory drugs before admission or not.
Results:
Two hundred and sixty-seven patients were included. The only severity criterion significantly different between the 2 groups was spreading of cervical lymphangitis (P=0.028). None of the 4 studied parameters was identified as a risk factor for spreading of cervical lymphangitis in multivariate analysis: anti-inflammatory use (OR=5.99, 95%CI [0.71-50.88]), alcohol abuse (OR=4.00, 95%CI [0.66-24.12]), dental hygiene (OR=1.53, 95%CI [0.36-6.56]), and tobacco use (OR=0.27, 95%CI [0.57-1.28]).
Discussion:
The use of anti-inflammatory drugs during the initial phase of an odontogenic infection was not related to the severity of infection.
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