Abstract

SALINAS M, uni J; MILLAN I, Ronald E  and  LEON M, Juan C. The periodontal abscess: Dentist behaviour. Acta odontol. venez [online]. 2008, vol.46, n.3, pp.346-360. ISSN 0001-6365.

A variety of different etiologies pathologies can affect the oral cavity, due to this reason, dentists must be able to identify them and their consequences if they are not treated on time. It is primordial for the general practitioner dentists the periodontal care of their patients. Among the population the periodontal diseases are very common and only a reduced number of specialists can treat them. The close relation between restorative dental treatments and periodontal treatment procedures lead to the tendency that de general practitioner has enough knowledge in the periodontal field. A variety of etiologies infectious bacterium different disease can affect the oral cavity, the most common is the periodontal abscess, this clinical lesions These clinical entities have been recognized from the ends of the XIXth century. Localized destructive infections which consists in serum purulents cellular debris, bacteriae with or without sinus tract formation. Dentist must be able to recognize and treat them. The purpose of this research is to describe the possible etiologic, clinical features and treatment of this disease and also to recommend the multidisciplinary attention to these patients. For this paper was made a study based on the lineaments of the descriptive documental research, mainly with scientific bibliographic references literature national and international.

Keywords : periodontal abscess; gingival abscess; pericoronal abscess.