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Introduction: Ludwig's angina is a life-threatening infection that affects the floor of mouth and originates from odontogenic infections in more than 90% of cases. Aim: This study aimed to recognize the clinical and therapeutic traits of Ludwig's angina. Method however, there was no significant relationship between gender, age, socioeconomic status, fever, maximum and minimum blood pressure, heart rate, white blood cells count, Odynophagia, origin of infection, received antibiotics, hospitalized days and systemic diseases with death. Conclusion: Ludwig's angina is a fatal infection and requires immediate intervention and results showed involved about 8% of Deep Infections of Head and Neck Area, and the mortality rate of these patients is approximately 12.5%. Therefore, diagnosis and treatment of this disease is important in emergencies.
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