Odontogenic phlegmons and abscesses in relation to the financial situation of Italian families
BACKGROUND : in recent years we recorded an increase in the number of hospital admissions due to odontogenic abscesses and neck phlegmons requiring surgery. We believe that the cause may be related both to the rationalization of funding allocation procedures in public health service making access to public dental healthcare more difficult, and the financial situation of Italian families. STUDY DESIGN: longitudinal retrospective study.