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THE RELATION OF TEETH TO DISEASES OF THE EYE FREE

W. H. WILMER, M.D., LL.D., Sc.D.
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Submitted for publication, May 19, 1930.

Read by invitation before the Maryland State Dental Society, May 6, 1930.


BALTIMORE

From the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute of the Johns Hopkins University and Hospital.


Arch Ophthalmol. 1930;4(4):453-467. doi:10.1001/archopht.1930.00810120011001
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Odontology is of ancient lineage. Fifteen hundred years before Christ, diseases of the teeth were mentioned in Eber's papyrus. Among the early Egyptians, dentists were numerous, for Herodotus says :

Physicke is so studied and practiced with the Egyptiens that every disease hath his several physicians, who striveth to excel in healing that one disease and not to be expert in curing many. Whereof it cometh that every corner of the country is full of physicians. Some for the eyes, others for the head, many for the teeth, not a few for the stomach and the inwards.

The Etruscans, according to Garrison,1 were highly skilled in dentistry, and he quoted Martial in regard to the excellence of their bridgework.

Early in the Christian era, the teeth had their own patron saint, Saint Apollonia, who was a protectress not only of those who suffered from toothache but also of

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Cahn, Lester R. :  Oral Sepsis in Relation to Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases , New York M. J. 118:168 ( (Aug. 1) ) 1923;.
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Beer, G. Joseph : Lehre von den Augenkrankheiten , Vienna, Huebner & Volke, 1817;.
Koecker, Leonard:  Report of a Case of Lost Sight Cured by Proper Dental Treatment , Am. J. Dent. Sc. , (June) , 1843;.
Hancock, Henry :  Two Cases of Amaurosis Depending on Dental Irritation ; A Case of Ptosis and Diverging Strabismus from Decayed Teeth , Dental Cosmos , (August) , 1859;.
Hutchinson, Jonathan:  A Group of Cases Illustrating the Occasional Connexion Between Neuralgia of the Dental Nerves and Amaurosis , Ophth. Hosp. Rep. , 1865;.
Schmidt-Rimpler, H.: Augenheilkunde und Ophthalmoskopie , Marburg, Friedrich Wreden, 1885;.
Lang, William:  The Influence of Chronic Sepsis upon Eye Disease , Lancet 1:1376 ( (May 17) ) 1913;.
Seydel, F.:  Connection Between Ocular Diseases and Inflammatory Conditions of the Teeth , Deutsche Monatschr. f. Zahnh. 30:423 ( (June) ) 1912;.
Steinbugler : Levy, and Pease :  Dental Infection in Eye Diseases , Arch. Ophth. 47:182, 1918;.
Bonsignorio, R. A. C.:  Affections oculo-dentaires chez les nourissons , Clin. Opht. , (April 25) , 1908;.
Higgs, A. K.:  Ocular Disturbances the Result of Dental Disease , J. Ophth., Otol. & Laryng. , (April) , 1908;.
Brinton, A. G.:  Irritation of the Trigeminus , Ophth. Rev. , (October) , 1909;.
Harman, N. Bishop : The Conjunctiva in Health and Disease , New York, William Wood & Company, 1905;, p. 209.
Back, Heinrich:  Relations of Chronic Septic Affections of the Teeth to Disorders of the Eye , Dental Cosmos 71:388 ( (April) ) 1929;.
MacCallan, C. B. E.:  Toxic Absorption Due to Focal Septic Lesions , Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Monthly 8:25 ( (Feb.) ) 1930;.
Bulson, A. E., Jr.:  Etiology and Treatment of Endogenous Iritis: Analysis of 100 Private Cases , Tr. Am. Ophth. Soc. 23:292, 1925;.
Irons, E. E., and Brown, E. V. L.:  The Etiology of Iritis , J. A. M. A. 66:1840 ( (June 10) ) 1916;
81:1770 (Nov. 24) 1923.
Elchnig, A.:  Etiology of Iridocyclitis , Klin. Monatsbl. f. Augenh. 75:130, 1925;.
Parsons, Sir John Herbert: Diseases of the Eye , New York, The MacMillan Company, 1930;.
White, Leon E.:  The Location of the Focus in Optic Nerve Disturbances from Infections , Ann. Otol., Rhin. & Laryng. 37:128, 1928;.
Vossius, A.:  Ein Fall von Orbitalphlegmone bei Thrombophlebitis der Orbitalvenen nach Extraction eines kariösen Backzahnes mit Ausgang in Heilung und Erhaltung des Bulbus sowie des Sehvermögens , Arch. f. Ophth. 30:3, 1884;.
Dagilaiski, W.:  Ueber Orbitalphlegmone dentalen Ursprungs , Klin. Monatsbl. f. Augenh. , 1899;.
Telepnew, N. A.:  Ein Fall von Phlegmone der Orbita dentalen Ursprungs , Ztschr. f. Augenh. , 1912;, vol. 27.
Calhoun, J. G.:  Membranous Conjunctivitis , Am. J. Ophth. , 1911;, vol. 28.
De Coopman, L. E. J.:  Ein Fall von Blepherospasmus, anscheinend infolge des durchbrechens eines Zahnes , Ophth. Klin., XI , 1905;, vol. 11.
Verrey, Louis :  Un cas de mydriase unilatérale d'origine dentaire: Evolution retardée de la dente sagesse , Ann. d'ocul. , 1912;, vol. 147.
Sloggett, H. C.:  Case of Reflex Amaurosis , Ann. Ophth. , (April) , 1900;.
Sterling, J. W.:  Bilateral Amaurosis Following Severe Hemorrhage After Extraction of Tooth; Partial Recovery , Ophth. Rev. , 1904;.
Dor, Louis :  Die Augenzahne , Ophtal. provinc. , no. (4) , 1910;.
MacKenzie, Ivy:  The Trigeminal System as an Integrating Mechanism in Disorders of the Eye , Tr. Ophth. Soc. U. Kingdom , 1924;.
Julianelle, Louis A.:  Reactions of Rabbits to Intracutaneous Injections of Pneumococci and Their Products , J. Exper. Med. 51:441, 1930;.

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Garrison, F. H.: History of Medicine , Philadelphia and London, W. B. Saunders Company, 1922;.
Kanner, Leo : The Folklore of the Teeth , New York, The Macmillan Company, 1926;.
Cahn, Lester R. :  Oral Sepsis in Relation to Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases , New York M. J. 118:168 ( (Aug. 1) ) 1923;.
Brewer, E. C.: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable , Philadelphia, Henry Altemus Company, 1894;.
Richter, A. G.: Anfangsgründe der Wundarzneikust , Göttingen, J. C. Dieterich, 1795;.
Beer, G. Joseph : Lehre von den Augenkrankheiten , Vienna, Huebner & Volke, 1817;.
Koecker, Leonard:  Report of a Case of Lost Sight Cured by Proper Dental Treatment , Am. J. Dent. Sc. , (June) , 1843;.
Hancock, Henry :  Two Cases of Amaurosis Depending on Dental Irritation ; A Case of Ptosis and Diverging Strabismus from Decayed Teeth , Dental Cosmos , (August) , 1859;.
Hutchinson, Jonathan:  A Group of Cases Illustrating the Occasional Connexion Between Neuralgia of the Dental Nerves and Amaurosis , Ophth. Hosp. Rep. , 1865;.
Schmidt-Rimpler, H.: Augenheilkunde und Ophthalmoskopie , Marburg, Friedrich Wreden, 1885;.
Lang, William:  The Influence of Chronic Sepsis upon Eye Disease , Lancet 1:1376 ( (May 17) ) 1913;.
Seydel, F.:  Connection Between Ocular Diseases and Inflammatory Conditions of the Teeth , Deutsche Monatschr. f. Zahnh. 30:423 ( (June) ) 1912;.
Steinbugler : Levy, and Pease :  Dental Infection in Eye Diseases , Arch. Ophth. 47:182, 1918;.
Bonsignorio, R. A. C.:  Affections oculo-dentaires chez les nourissons , Clin. Opht. , (April 25) , 1908;.
Higgs, A. K.:  Ocular Disturbances the Result of Dental Disease , J. Ophth., Otol. & Laryng. , (April) , 1908;.
Brinton, A. G.:  Irritation of the Trigeminus , Ophth. Rev. , (October) , 1909;.
Harman, N. Bishop : The Conjunctiva in Health and Disease , New York, William Wood & Company, 1905;, p. 209.
Back, Heinrich:  Relations of Chronic Septic Affections of the Teeth to Disorders of the Eye , Dental Cosmos 71:388 ( (April) ) 1929;.
MacCallan, C. B. E.:  Toxic Absorption Due to Focal Septic Lesions , Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Monthly 8:25 ( (Feb.) ) 1930;.
Bulson, A. E., Jr.:  Etiology and Treatment of Endogenous Iritis: Analysis of 100 Private Cases , Tr. Am. Ophth. Soc. 23:292, 1925;.
Irons, E. E., and Brown, E. V. L.:  The Etiology of Iritis , J. A. M. A. 66:1840 ( (June 10) ) 1916;
81:1770 (Nov. 24) 1923.
Elchnig, A.:  Etiology of Iridocyclitis , Klin. Monatsbl. f. Augenh. 75:130, 1925;.
Parsons, Sir John Herbert: Diseases of the Eye , New York, The MacMillan Company, 1930;.
White, Leon E.:  The Location of the Focus in Optic Nerve Disturbances from Infections , Ann. Otol., Rhin. & Laryng. 37:128, 1928;.
Vossius, A.:  Ein Fall von Orbitalphlegmone bei Thrombophlebitis der Orbitalvenen nach Extraction eines kariösen Backzahnes mit Ausgang in Heilung und Erhaltung des Bulbus sowie des Sehvermögens , Arch. f. Ophth. 30:3, 1884;.
Dagilaiski, W.:  Ueber Orbitalphlegmone dentalen Ursprungs , Klin. Monatsbl. f. Augenh. , 1899;.
Telepnew, N. A.:  Ein Fall von Phlegmone der Orbita dentalen Ursprungs , Ztschr. f. Augenh. , 1912;, vol. 27.
Calhoun, J. G.:  Membranous Conjunctivitis , Am. J. Ophth. , 1911;, vol. 28.
De Coopman, L. E. J.:  Ein Fall von Blepherospasmus, anscheinend infolge des durchbrechens eines Zahnes , Ophth. Klin., XI , 1905;, vol. 11.
Verrey, Louis :  Un cas de mydriase unilatérale d'origine dentaire: Evolution retardée de la dente sagesse , Ann. d'ocul. , 1912;, vol. 147.
Sloggett, H. C.:  Case of Reflex Amaurosis , Ann. Ophth. , (April) , 1900;.
Sterling, J. W.:  Bilateral Amaurosis Following Severe Hemorrhage After Extraction of Tooth; Partial Recovery , Ophth. Rev. , 1904;.
Dor, Louis :  Die Augenzahne , Ophtal. provinc. , no. (4) , 1910;.
MacKenzie, Ivy:  The Trigeminal System as an Integrating Mechanism in Disorders of the Eye , Tr. Ophth. Soc. U. Kingdom , 1924;.
Julianelle, Louis A.:  Reactions of Rabbits to Intracutaneous Injections of Pneumococci and Their Products , J. Exper. Med. 51:441, 1930;.

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