ACUTE PULPAL-ALVEOLAR CELLULITIS SYNDROME .1. CLINICAL-STUDY OF BACTERIAL ISOLATES FROM PULPS AND EXUDATES OF INTACT TEETH, WITH DESCRIPTION OF A SPECIFIC CULTURE TECHNIQUE

Little, if any, information is available concerning the microbiologic origin of acute cellulitis, the severest manifestation of pulpal-periapical infection. A clinical study involving seventy-six intact teeth was initiated to evaluate a specific culturing technique. The spectrum of microbes isolated, their pathogenicity, and their clinical significance are discussed. The predominance of the streptococcus group in acute odontogenic infection is substantiated. Aerobes and anaerobes were isolated. © 1979.