Features of odontogenic infections in hospitalised and non-hospitalised settings.

Objective: To compare the sociodemographic and clinical features of odontogenic infections between hospitalised and non-hospitalised adult patients.

Methods: The two study groups consisted of inpatients (IP) and outpatients (OP) with odontogenic infections who were treated at Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand. Clinical and sociodemographic data were collected retrospectively from patients' hospital records.