This study analysed admissions related to maxillofacial infections with a dental component in a public hospital in southern Chile. The clinical conditions, diagnoses and treatments were examined.
ABSTRACT
Objective: Odontogenic infection is a common condition in America; the aim of this research was to determine the profile of odontogenic maxillofacial infections and to identify the link between these and the pain felt by patients admitted to the emergency dental service of the Hernán Henríquez Aravena Hospital in Temuco, Chile.