Open AccessEfficacy of serum CRP levels as monitoring tools for patients with fascial space infections of odontogenic origin: A clinicobiochemical study
Author(s) -
Ashish Sharma,
Gokkulakrishnan Sadhasivam,
Ashish Kumar Shahi,
Vijay Kumar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.111369
Subject(s) - medicine , odontogenic , dentistry , pathology
Study included 20 patients with diagnosis of fascial space infections of odontogenic origin to assess efficacy of serum CRP levels as monitoring tools for determining severity of infections, hospital stay and efficacy of treatment.