[Ocular manifestations of dental disease (apropos of one case)].

Abstract

Dental infections are able to produce ocular diseases by direct metastatic reflex or allergic pathways. Generally, these diseases quickly heal after a symptomatic local treatment with antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medications associated to an etiologic therapy in order to eliminate the dental infection and the allergic hypersensitivity. The dental surgeon has a key position by promptly establishing a proper diagnosis and an efficient local treatment: the prognosis depends on these factors.