Table 2.
Recently reported cases of brain abscess of odontogenic origin.
| Authors | Year | Age, y, Sex | BA location | Oral diagnosis | Predisposing factors/ History | Microorganisms | Detection method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques, D.S.R., et al[18] | 2004 | 60 female | Frontotemporal lobe | Periodontitis | Diabetes and previous head trauma | Streptococcus constellatus | Anaerobic culture followed by biochemical/enzymatic tests, ribotyping, and RAPD analyses were obtained from the brain abscess samples and periodontal pockets. |
| Antunes, A.A., et al[17] | 2011 | 56, male | Temporal lobe | Periodontitis, caries, pulpitis | Not mentioned | Streptococcus viridans, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Staphylococcus species | Bacterial culture of drained pus |
| Azenha, M.R, et al[27] | 2012 | 70 male | Frontal lobe and occipital lobe | Caries, chronic apical periodontitis, periodontitis | Not mentioned | Streptococcus viridians and Bacteroides | Bacterial culture of drained pus |
| Rae Yoo, J, et al | 2016 | 54, male | Parietooccipital lobe | Periodontitis | Recurrent episodes of toothache that was never treated. | Porphyromonas gingivalis. | Bacterial culture of drained pus |
| Akashi, M., et al[28] | 2017 | 64, male | Temporal lobe | Advanced periodontitis | Clipping of a cerebral aneurysm 4 months before | Staphylococcus aureus | Bacterial culture of drained pus |
| Akashi, M., et al[28] | 2017 | 68, male | Left lobe | Advanced periodontitis | Not mentioned | Streptococcus constellatus, Fusobac-terium nucleatum, Parvimonas micra | Bacterial culture of drained pus |
| Akashi, M., et al[28] | 2017 | 64 female | Right lobe | Advanced periodontitis | Ventricular septal defect and Eisenmenger syndrome | Lactobacillus cate-naformis, Porphyromonas gingivalis, and F. nucleatum | Bacterial culture of drained pus |
| Viviano, M, et al[20] | 2018 | 28, male | Parietal lobe and the occipital lobe | Periodontitis | Scaling and root planing | Streptococcus intermedius and Actinomyces. | Microbiological culture of drained pus and saliva. |
| Lajolo, C, et al[21] | 2019 | 5, boy | Frontal and occipital lobes | multiple residual root | Not mentioned | No abnormal findings | Detected in the cerebrospinal fluid |
| Lin, J.H., et al[26] | 2019 | 60, male | Anterior temporal lobe | A history of adenoid cystic carcinoma | Maxillectomy | Streptococcus Prevotella. | Metagenomic analyses |
| Costa, M.L, et al[19] | 2020 | 7, boy | Fronto-parietal lobe | Acute apical periodontal abscess | Treatment for caries | Streptococcus intermedius | Bacterial culture of drained pus |
| Ribeiro, B, et al[29] | 2021 | 66, female | Temporal and frontal lobes | Not mentioned | Dental procedure 1 month before | Porphyromonas gingivalis | Biopsy |
| Steiner C, et al[30] | 2021 | 62 male | Frontal lobe | Peri-implantitis with sinus floor infection | Not mentioned | Streptococcus intermedius | Bacterial culture of drained pus |
| Ma, Z., et al[31] | 2021 | 75 male | Temporal lobe | Not mentioned | Tooth extraction 1 month prior | Prevotella denticola and Fusobacterium nucleatum. | Metagenomics next-generation sequencing in the cerebrospinal fluid |