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November JADA examines clinical, economic burdens caused by orofacial infection complications
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- American Dental Association
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Summary and scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol. Not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
Practice owners and emergency-referral dentists should note the added clinical and financial burden when orofacial infections progress to severe distant-spread complications.
Key points
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Journal of the American Dental Association November cover story analyzed National Inpatient Sample 2020-22 data for orofacial infection hospitalizations.
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Severe complications occurred in 2,265 of 207,750 orofacial infection cases and produced a 4.9% mortality rate versus 1.2% without complications.
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Mean length of stay rose from 5.8 days to 19.7 days and mean hospital charges rose from $72,823 to an unspecified higher amount when severe complications developed.
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Mediastinitis was the most common severe complication, followed by intracranial abscess and cavernous sinus thrombosis.
Who should care
- Owner
- Specialist
- Academia / research
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