Brain abscess of odontogenic origin: report of case.

J Am Dent Assoc

Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112.

Published: December 1987

Advanced dental infection rarely causes brain abscess resulting in death. Good dental hygiene and removing abscessed teeth are advised for prevention of any such occurrence. An intercranial infection is described in a 29-year-old male who also had a dental phobia.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0002-8177(87)56011-1DOI Listing

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