Role of Occupation in the Presentation of Odontogenic Infection: Two Interesting Case Scenarios

See PDF.] a Diagrammatic representation of fish dryer with an inlet, outlet and valve for heat regulation. b Photograph of the open charcoal oven (patient’s workstation) The second patient, a 19-year-old male, presented with a swelling over one half of his face. According to Laskin, the factors affecting the ability of the infection to spread depends on the type and virulence of the organism, general health of the patient, the anatomical site of the initial infection which decides the drainage of pus and the effectiveness of the patient’s immune mechanism [2]. In the cases described above, the occupation, like the poultice, in the form of our patients’ working external climate, for prolonged hours, most likely played a role in the progression of the odontogenic infection in 2 otherwise healthy individuals.