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Brain Abscess Originating From Odontogenic Infection: Rare But Life Threatening Sequelae of Dental OriginBy Paul J. Flaer, S. Badri, J. Macajoux, S. Ghadakzedeh
Abstract: Archeological excavations have revealed that the cause of the several deaths of the pharaohs of Egypt was brain abscess originating from foci of dental infection. Effective drug treatment and medical regimens for the treatment of brain abscess were unavailable, until the age of modern antibiotics and advanced surgical techniques. Infective process of any origination in the brain may lead to a suppurative abscess that walls itself off (i.e., encapsulates preventing …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 12–16 Read article →