Presence of Air in Odontogenic Infections: Implications and Outcomes
Presence of gas within an odontogenic infection on CT imaging correlates to increased severity based on length of stay and the need for multiple I&D procedures. Gas within an infection should be recognized as a negative prognostic clinical sign and when present it needs to be suspected that these patients could have rapidly progressing severe odontogenic infections.
Authors
- Nicholas Callahan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9686-7121)
- Ashleigh Weyh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9745-1083)
- Allison M. Salmon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0212-8449)
- S. Loren Moles
- Jack Maddalozzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5336-9613)
Institutions
- Illinois College (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Indo-American Center (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2026.02.010
- Primary Topic
- Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00