[Are orodental infectious foci responsible for bacterial pneumopathies? A statistical study]

A statistical study compared a group of 38 patients with clinically and bacteriologically confirmed bacterial pneumonia with a control group of 33 subjects. Results facted to demonstrate any significant role for buccodental infection in the genesis of bronchopulmonary infections capable of inciting stomatologists to adopt drastic measures with respect to mortified teeth within the framework of pulmonary disease.