A Retrospective Analysis of the Most Frequently Infected Maxillary Primary Tooth in Pediatric Patients Visiting A University Hospital in Chennai

Abstract

An abscess is defined as a collection of pus that has built up within the tissue of the body. Space infection can
be defined as a rapidly spreading, bilateral, indurated cellulitis which usually occur in the suprahyoid soft
tissues, the floor of the mouth, and both sublingual and submaxillary spaces without abscess formation.This
research comprehensively studies and assesses the most commonly associated primary tooth in the maxillary
arch of a patient which gets commonly infected by an abscess or space infection.Since abscess and space
infection can affect the daily routine of an individual especially in the Paediatric population which shows
more effects. Understanding, identification and early diagnosis helps in preventive care for patients before
complications.This is a retrospective descriptive study in Chennai population. Our study is an institution
based retrospective descriptive study carried out in between the month of June2019-March2020. Data of
patients aged below 13 years who came with chief complaints of pain,infection and who had undergone
Pulpectomy and extraction procedures were included in the study sample. SPSS software is used for statistical
analysis. Based on statistical analysis results were tabulated. Most prevalent Primary tooth in Upper Arch to
be infected with Abscess or Space infection is found to be 54. Around 347 out of 1100. Primary maxillary
right first molar is the most prevalent tooth to be affected with abscess/space infection. Within the limitations
of the study , the most frequently associated primary tooth in maxillary arch with space infection or abscess
is maxillary right first primary molar [54] which shows direct correlation with the age group of 7-10 years.