. Oral sepsis in its relationship to systemic disease . ed to the dental nerve and cause neuritis or neuralgia. lowing case is cited as a typical example of headache dueprimarily to dental sepsis. Patient, female, age twenty-five, had for five yearsbeen subject to headache starting in back of neck andradiating over the skull, lasting usually for several daysat a time and often being so severe as to render patientincapable of mental or physical exertion. Such attackscould be brought on by exertion, eyestrain, fatigue, bythe use of alcohol, or by indigestion. The condition wasdefinitely alleviat
. Oral sepsis in its relationship to systemic disease . ed to the dental nerve and cause neuritis or neuralgia. lowing case is cited as a typical example of headache dueprimarily to dental sepsis. Patient, female, age twenty-five, had for five yearsbeen subject to headache starting in back of neck andradiating over the skull, lasting usually for several daysat a time and often being so severe as to render patientincapable of mental or physical exertion. Such attackscould be brought on by exertion, eyestrain, fatigue, bythe use of alcohol, or by indigestion. The condition wasdefinitely alleviated by the removal of the tonsils. Later 104 OKAL SEPSIS several root abscesses were discovered and treatment ofthese was advised. The treatment of each abscess wasfollowed by such severe headache as to confine the pa-tient to bed (probably a focal reaction). Since comple-tion of dental work, however, the patient has been com-pletely relieved. Second, oral sepsis may be a source of neuralgia orneuritis in any or all of the branches of the facial
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