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Systemic support is an indispensable component of management of odontogenic infections, because, as mentioned previously, it is ultimately the patient’s host defenses that eventually combat the infection. Once the source of the infection is eliminated and the infection drained, the bacterial load is decreased. The clinician’s role is to optimize the patient’s ability to eliminate residual infection by supportive means. These supportive measures include hydration, improved nutrition, pain control, adjunctive antibiotic therapy, and blood glucose control.References--p.329, Contemporary Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (7th edition)