A new study in the September Journal of Endodontics about hospitalizations attributed to periapical abscesses.suggests that deaths from oral infections may not be as rare as once thought, and that the number of Americans hospitalized may be increasing.
During this period, a total of 61,439 hospitalizations were primarily attributed to periapical abscesses. 89% of all hospitalizations occurred on an emergency/urgent basis, and a total of 66 patients died in hospitals.
