Impact of COVID-19 on Oral Emergency Services

To retrospectively review the impact of outbreak coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on services in oral emergency room. A statistical analysis epidemiological characteristics and patients’ diagnoses treatments Emergency Department Peking University Hospital Stomatology during COVID-19 2020 compared with those Beijing, China. There were fewer total visits than (P = 0.001), proportions patients who children, adolescents elderly people lower < 0.001). The acute toothache infections higher 2019, maxillofacial trauma non-emergencies Drug treatment for pulpitis was used more often endodontic examination consultations less common 0.022). affected patient population structure types number to room reduced, meanwhile percentage cases, except trauma, conservative increased COVID-19.