Accuracy of Ultrasound in Diagnostics of Odontogenic Infection in Layers of Temporal and Parotid Masseter Region
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2019-09-30
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Journal of Diagnostics and Treatment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Abstract
The current study presents the case of a first well described profound ultrasound (US) soft tissues examination in a 65-year-old female with odontogenic phlegmon of the masticator space. Consecutive preoperative clinical images, sonograms and US cine loops in comparison with asymptomatic side are presented and described. Terminology related with head and neck purulent conditions in the area of temporal and a masseter region is fundamentally analyzed.
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odontogenic infection, temporal region, parotid masseter region, odontogenic phlegmon
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Cherniak OS, Ripolovska OV, Nozhenko OA, Fesenko II. Accuracy of ultrasound in diagnostics of odontogenic infection in layers of temporal and parotid masseter region. J Diagn Treat Oral Maxillofac Pathol 2019;3(9):214−29.