[The oral health problems of Sun King Louis XIV].
King Louis XIV (1638-1715) of France was a man plagued by a variety of chronic diseases, such as rheumatism, intestinal infections, fistula, headaches, chronic fever, malaria, urinary infections, gout, and chronic oral problems. At his birth, 2 deciduous teeth were already erupted, and at a very young age he already suffered from caries. In 1685, when he revoked the Edict of Nantes, a clumsy extraction of all maxillary teeth gave rise to a large maxillary bone defect and an oroantral communication.
Uit de sectie Sociale Tandheelkunde en Voorlichtingskunde van het Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam (ACTA). maj.eijkman@acta.nl
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D005197:Famous Persons; D005602:France; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health / Q000266:history*