Meningococcal septicaemia and dental complications: a literature review and two case reports

  1. S. FAIBIS1,
  2. R. WIDMER2,
  3. S. SAPIR1,
  4. B. PERETZ1,
  5. J. SHAPIRA1,*

Article first published online: 25 APR 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2005.00628.x

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International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volume 15, Issue 3, pages 213–219, May 2005

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FAIBIS, S., WIDMER, R., SAPIR, S., PERETZ, B. and SHAPIRA, J. (2005), Meningococcal septicaemia and dental complications: a literature review and two case reports. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 15: 213–219. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2005.00628.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hebrew University – Hadassah Faculty of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel and

  2. 2

    Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

* Joseph Shapira, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hebrew University – Hadassah Faculty of Dental Medicine, PO Box 12272, Jerusalem, Israel. E-mail: shapiraj@cc.huji.ac.il

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Summary.  The present report describes two cases of dental complications of meningococcemia at an early age. The meningococcal infection in these young children resulted in limb amputation and significant plastic surgery. Dental treatment and psychological considerations are described in both cases. Similar dental complications, especially in the premaxilla, were found. Some of the severely affected teeth were extracted.

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