[Inflammatory ocular diseases associated with oro-dental pathology].
OBJECTIVE
It is presented the correlation between the uveitis and the focal dental disease with infection, irritation or allergic pathogenicity.


METHODS
This study was performed on a set of 54 patients with uveitis and dental diseases patients hospitalized in the Clinic of Ophthalmology of Craiova, during 1998-1999. This correlation was observed in 38-40% of uveitis. There were also mentioned some dental damages associated with uveitis: radicular focal infections, periodontitis under prosthetic works, fights cavities, inclusions dental chronic maxillary osteitis.


RESULTS
The correlation uveitis-dental diseases was noticed in 1.2-1.8% of the hospitalized patients, comparing with 3-5% in literature (including the ocular adnexa diseases).


CONCLUSIONS
This study shows the reality of the correlations between uveitis and dental diseases. It was relieved the importance of correlation ophthalmologist-stomatologist.
Ignat
F
F
Clinica Oftalmologică Craiova.
Bărăscu
D
D
Mocanu
C
C
Călăraşu
C
C
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014605:Uveitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Afecţiuni inflamatorii oculare asociate patologiei buco-dentare.