Repercussion of a poor dental health in the nervous and skeletal system. Presentation of a patient

Authors

  • Dianelí Lorely Reyes Hernández Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara
  • Oscar Rogelio Estupiñán Martínez Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara
  • Luis Toledo Sosa Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara
  • David Alejandro Rodríguez Rojas Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara

Keywords:

oral health, brain abscess, osteomyelitis, spine

Abstract

Dental health is not only a whim in the educational work of Stomatology Specialists, but a necessity for the timely prevention of serious complications in other systems of the body. It is presented a patient who suffered multiple brain abscesses and spinal osteomyelitis with a single septic focus manifested in the oral cavity with precarious health.

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Author Biographies

Dianelí Lorely Reyes Hernández, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina Interna. Profesora Asistente de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara.

Oscar Rogelio Estupiñán Martínez, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina Interna. Profesor Instructor de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara.

Luis Toledo Sosa, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Villa Clara

Especialista de II Grado en Medicina Interna. Profesor Auxiliar de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara.

David Alejandro Rodríguez Rojas, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara

Estudiante de Medicina

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Published

2017-07-04

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Reyes Hernández DL, Estupiñán Martínez OR, Toledo Sosa L, Rodríguez Rojas DA. Repercussion of a poor dental health in the nervous and skeletal system. Presentation of a patient. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2017 Jul. 4 [cited 2025 Jun. 28];11(3):62-7. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/859

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Vol. 11 No. 3 (2017): July-September

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Case Reports

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