The effect of COVID-19 outbreak on hospital admissions for dental infections

Cervicofacial infections of dental origin can cause life threatening emergency and we were anticipating that the prevalence hospital admissions for this reason between 26 th March 2020 until 8 June practices closed would increase. We conducted a retrospective analysis cervicfacial during period results compared with same last year. Surprisingly there less in to 2019 which be attributed government guidance ‘‘Stay at home”, “Save lives”, “Protect NHS’’ treatment provided by Urgent Dental Care Centers reduced pressure on country's health care system. Proportionately more abscess from mandibular teeth but was small decrease incision drainage under general anesthetic increase length stay 2020.