A Three-year Retrospective Study Of Maxillofacial Infections In St.peter Specialized Hospital And Yekatit 12 Hmc From January 2017 January 2020 Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Background: Maxillofacial infections are among the most incident infections and are veryrnimportant due to their high rate of morbidity and probable mortality. Odontogenic originrnmaxillofacial infections are a common public health problem. These diseases usually originaternfrom pulpal diseases, deep periodontal pockets or pericoronitis. Despite advancements inrnmedicine, life-threatening infections of odontogenic origin are still prevalent in many countries. rnObjective: To analyze the epidemiology of maxillofacial infections among patients at AAUrnaffiliated hospitals which is Yekatit 12 HMC and St. Peter specialized hospital, Addis Ababa,rnEthiopia from January, 2017 to January, 2020. rnMethods: A three year retrospective study design is used among patients admitted to OMFS unitrnwith odontogenic and non odontogenic infections from January, 2017 to January, 2020.Thernmedical records of all patients who presented with maxillofacial infections during thernaforementioned period were included in this study, without any kind of distinction. rnResults: The male to female ratio is 1.9:1and 34.3% of the patients were female the rest 67.7%rnwere male. The mean age of the patients was 28.6 years. In 48(71.64%) cases of total 67 patientsrnthe infection was considered odontogenic in origin. The length of hospitalization was 6.5 days onrnaverage. rnConclusion: Adults are majorly affected by maxillofacial infections and odontogenic origin wasrnmain cause.

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