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Ana Cristina Corrêa Da Silva1, Patrícia Verónica Aulestia Viera1, Augusto Arcemiro Bittencourt1
1Department of Dentistry, Central Institute, Clinical Hospital of Medical School of the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract:
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.
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