Open AccessNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs misleading the diagnosis of periapical abscess
Author(s) -
JP Angeline Archana,
AC Jesudoss Prabhakaran
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.95978
Subject(s) - medicine , nonsteroidal , subclinical infection , diclofenac , periodontitis , abscess , diclofenac sodium , pericoronitis , dermatology , dentistry , surgery , anesthesia , pharmacology , molar
Periapical abscesses are common but may rarely be a subclinical infection in dental clinics. If an infection progresses rapidly or slowly as a tooth ache of chronic periodontitis with clinical features misleading the diagnosis, the dentists are able to recognize the salient signs and identify the patients at risk. This article reviews a case of a rare innocuous periapical abscess presenting as angioedema of upper lip with history of consuming nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as diclofenac sodium whenever needed for arthralgia on a short-term basis.