| Autor: |
Roemers R; Masanga Hospital (MH), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone.; Masanga Medical Research Unit (MMRU), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone., Sesay AI; Masanga Hospital (MH), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone., Sesay MG; Masanga Hospital (MH), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone.; Lion Heart Medical Centre (LHMC), Yele, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone., Dubbink JH; Masanga Hospital (MH), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone.; Masanga Medical Research Unit (MMRU), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone., Koudijs HM; Lion Heart Medical Centre (LHMC), Yele, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone., Hoevenaars LK; Lion Heart Medical Centre (LHMC), Yele, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone., Bangura H; Lion Heart Medical Centre (LHMC), Yele, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone., Spijkervet FKL; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen-University of Groningen, The Netherlands., Grobusch MP; Masanga Hospital (MH), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone.; Masanga Medical Research Unit (MMRU), Masanga, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone.; Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location AMC, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. |
| Abstrakt: |
Prevalence data on severe dental infections is scarce, particularly for low-income countries. Patients with dental abscess complications who presented from September 2020 until December 2020 in two hospitals in Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone, were included into this case series. We report on a total of 20 patients, median age 28 years, with severe complications of dental abscesses, with a mortality rate of 45%. This case series illustrates the severity of the dire consequences of the absence of access to basic dental and oral healthcare. |
