Multiple brain abscesses treated by extraction of the maxillary molars with chronic apical lesion to remove the source of infection.
Ki-Hyun JungSeong-Su RoSeong-Won LeeJae-Yoon JeonChang-Joo ParkKyung Gyun HwangPublished in: Maxillofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery (2019)
This is a rare case report about multiple uncontrolled brain abscesses treated by removal of infection through the extraction of maxillary molars with odontogenic infection. Untreated odontogenic infection can also be considered a cause of brain abscess. Therefore, it is necessary to recognize the possibility that untreated odontogenic infection can lead to serious systemic inflammatory diseases such as brain abscess. Through a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and treatment, physicians should be encouraged to consider odontogenic infections as a potential cause of brain abscesses.