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Preschool\u2010aged children are disproportionately affected, often presenting late with advanced disease requiring resource\u2010intensive care, including emergency extractions under general anaesthesia. In Western Australia, these challenges are further compounded by geographic barriers that limit timely access to public dental services.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study provides longitudinal data on dental\u2010related emergency presentations at Perth Children's Hospital (PCH) and its predecessor, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (PMH), over six years (2016\u20132021). The primary aim was to characterise the nature, volume, and demographic profile of unplanned emergency presentations associated with odontogenic infection.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Emergency presentations for odontogenic infections accounted for 46% of all presentations to the dental department. Children under five years accounted for nearly 60% of these cases, demonstrating a pronounced age\u2010related disparity. A consistent year\u2010on\u2010year increase was observed in emergency presentations, with over 30,000 teeth being extracted, the majority of these requiring general anaesthesia. Posterior primary teeth comprised the majority of extractions, likely reflecting advanced, untreated early childhood caries.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings highlight a persistent and escalating burden of preventable disease presenting at a late stage, where care is more invasive, costly, and resource\u2010intensive. Without strategic investment in early, accessible, and preventive models of care, increasing demand will continue to strain hospital\u2010based services and divert resources from other critical areas of paediatric healthcare.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/adj.70060","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,20]],"date-time":"2026-08-20T08:14:49Z","timestamp":1787213689000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Paediatric Hospital Presentations for Odontogenic Pain and Infection in Western Australia"],"prefix":"10.1111","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8698-4965","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jilen","family":"Patel","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"UWA Dental School University of Western Australia  Perth Australia"},{"name":"Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery Perth Children's Hospital  Perth Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-3220-6204","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Joshua","family":"Ding","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UWA Dental School University of Western Australia  Perth Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aaron","family":"Kovacs","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UWA Dental School University of Western Australia  Perth Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-7251-5829","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Banafsheh","family":"Sheriff","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UWA Dental School University of Western Australia  Perth Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0750-7501","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alethea","family":"Rea","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry and Physics Murdoch University  Perth Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-9329-5241","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"John","family":"Winters","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery Perth Children's Hospital  Perth Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6278-9762","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Robert","family":"Anthonappa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UWA Dental School University of Western Australia  Perth Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"202","DOI":"10.1111\/jphd.12088","article-title":"A Population\u2010Based Cost Description Study of Oral Treatment of Hospitalized Western Australian Children Aged Younger Than 15\u2009Years Old","volume":"75","author":"Alsharif A. 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