Question 157 · LDEK · Abscesses and phlegmons

Causal treatment in the therapeutic process of an odontogenic abscess consists in:

  1. A. administration of antibiotics.
  2. B. incision of the abscess.
  3. C. incision of the abscess and its drainage.
  4. D. administration of antibiotics, incision of the abscess and its drainage.
  5. E. none of the above.
Hint

Ask what the actual source of an odontogenic abscess is and whether any of the listed measures removes that source.

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