Cerebral abscesses with odontogenic origin: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Recent studies have indicated that cerebral abscess (CA) patients with odontogenic origin are on the rise. However, CA patients are often poorly characterized and with an unknown etiologic background. The purpose of this study is to identify and characterize CA patients that may have an odontogenic origin based on microbiologic, radiographic, and/or clinical findings.

Materials and methods

This is a population-based cohort study analyzing retrospective and prospective data from CA patients. Radiographic examinations of panoramic radiographs (PRs) or computed tomography (CT) scans were conducted. CA patients characterized with odontogenic origin required the fulfilment of the following criteria on admission: (1) Oral pathologic conditions were the only bacterial in

SUBMITTER: Jespersen FVB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10329578 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature