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Robust Ligature-Induced Model of Murine Periodontitis for the Evaluation of Oral Neutrophils
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Multiple brain abscesses and ventriculitis secondary to chronic periodontitis
Torbjørn Østvik Pedersen1, Jostein Kråkenes2, Sigbjørn Løes1,3
1Department of Maxillofacial Surgery Haukeland University Hospital Bergen Norway.
Clinical Case Reports
|December 28, 2020
Abstract:
Chronic marginal periodontitis is a common oral disease, but can in rare cases cause severe intracranial infection. This case illustrates that poor dental status can be life threatening, in particular for immunocompromised patients.

