Brain abscesses due to odontogenic infection: Case series.

Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry 2022 Mar

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Brain abscesses due to odontogenic infection are infrequent, but they deserve attention due to the high incidence of serious complications and the high mortality rate. This article aimed to report five cases of cerebral abscess due to odontogenic infection, of patients attended in the Clinical Hospital of Medical School of the University of São Paulo (HCFMUSP). In all cases, treatment consisted of draining the brain abscess, antibiotic therapy and extraction of all teeth responsible for the infection. Streptococcus spp. was the causative agent of all the cases reported in this article. The purpose of the study was to highlight the importance of the dental approach for the resolution of cases. © 2021 Special Care Dentistry Association and Wiley Periodicals LLC.

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Ana Cristina Corrêa Da Silva, Patrícia Verónica Aulestia Viera, Augusto Arcemiro Bittencourt, Juliana Vieira Cavalcante, Tathiana Marinho Blanco, Diogo Toledo Matias, André Caroli Rocha, Maria Paula Siqueira De Melo Peres, Juliana Bertoldi Franco. Brain abscesses due to odontogenic infection: Case series. Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry. 2022 Mar;42(2):187-193