Table 2 Oral health characteristics and their associations with indicators of severe DNSI
From: Factors associated with severe deep neck space infections: targeting multiple fronts
Oral health characteristic | N (%) | OR I&D | Post-op ICU | LOS > 3d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tooth status | 0.71 | 0.47 | 0.70 | |
Teeth present | 22 (88) | 14 (64) | 10 (46) | 15 (68) |
Edentulous | 3 (12) | 2 (67) | 2 (67) | 2 (68) |
Tonsil status | 0.03 | 0.55 | 0.12 | |
Absent | 7 (28) | 2 (29) | 3 (43) | 3 (43) |
Present | 18 (72) | 12 (78) | 9 (50) | 14 (78) |
Tooth brushing | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.70 | |
Non-daily | 3 (12) | 1 (33) | 0 (0) | 2 (67) |
Daily | 22 (88) | 15 (68) | 12 (55) | 15 (68) |
Dental flossing | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.48 | |
Non-daily | 20 (80) | 12 (60) | 10 (50) | 13 (65) |
Daily | 5 (20) | 4 (80) | 2 (40) | 4 (80) |
Dental visits | 0.33 | 0.82 | 0.50 | |
Less than yearly | 14 (56) | 10 (71) | 7 (50) | 10 (72) |
Yearly or more | 11 (44) | 6 (55) | 5 (46) | 7 (64) |
Recent dental procedure | 0.06 | 0.44 | 0.37 | |
None | 16 (64) | 8 (50) | 7 (44) | 10 (63) |
Within 2 weeks of DNSI | 9 (36) | 8 (89) | 5 (56) | 7 (78) |