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• TITLE: Epidemiological Aspects of Cervicofacial Cellulitis Due to Dental Origin in the City of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

  AUTHORS: Wendpouiré Patrice Laurent Guiguimdé, Kouamé Patrice Attogbain, Jocelyne V. W. Garé, Yamsoulougri C. L. Ouédraogo, Mathieu Millogo, Tarcissus Konsem

  KEYWORDS: Cervicofacial Cellulitis, Odontogenic Infection, Epidemiological and Clinical Profile, Ouagadougou

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Stomatology, Vol.11 No.10, September 30, 2021

  ABSTRACT: 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.