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Is there an epidemic of admissions for surgical treatment of dental abscesses in the UK?

Steven J. Thomas, Charlotte Atkinson, Ceri Hughes, P.J. Revington

BMJ · 2008 · 68 citations · 6 references

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<b>Steven J Thomas and colleagues</b> think that recent changes in dental care provision have led to increased numbers of hospital admissions for dental abscess, and they suggest that access to routine and emergency dental care needs to be reviewed

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Mortality associated with odontogenic infection!

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