Ludwig's Angina: Higher Incidence and Worse Outcomes Associated With the Onset of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

Dynamic Trends in Surgical Oromaxillofacial Trauma Epidemiology: A Comparative Study of Pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 Periods in Tertiary Referral Hospitals in Madrid

“…Marchant et al [22] found that while the severity of maxillofacial fractures decreased postpandemic and the overall incidence remained the same, Hispanic and firearm-caused maxillofacial fractures increased. This decrease in the severity of trauma has been validated in multiple studies [23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32], with differences found in published studies on the increase or decrease in emergency department attendance by age group [33][34][35][36]. A possible effect during the most severe moments of the pandemic was the lower willingness to seek medical attention in subacute maxillofacial processes (such as precancerous lesions, cancer, or infections) and the prognostic implication that this implied [30,37].…”

“…This decrease in the severity of trauma has been validated in multiple studies [23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32], with differences found in published studies on the increase or decrease in emergency department attendance by age group [33][34][35][36]. A possible effect during the most severe moments of the pandemic was the lower willingness to seek medical attention in subacute maxillofacial processes (such as precancerous lesions, cancer, or infections) and the prognostic implication that this implied [30,37]. The availability of adequate protective material and understanding the route of contagion of COVID-19 have made it possible to treat fractures in a similar way in the pandemic and prepandemic periods, with various limitations by country in the most severe peaks of the pandemic [38][39][40][41][42].…”