Background: Anecdotal reports assert a relationship between weather and lunar activity and the odontogenic\nabscess (OA) incidence, but this relationship has not been validated. Therefore, the present study investigated the\nrelationship between oral pain caused by OA and a variety of meteorological parameters and cyclic lunar activity.\nMethods: The records of all dental emergency patients treated at the AllDent Zahnzentrum Emergency Unit in\nMunich, Germany during 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients with oral pain who were diagnosed with\nOA and treated surgically (n = 1211) were included in the analysis. The OA incidence was correlated to daily\nmeteorological data, biosynoptic weather analysis, and cyclic lunar activity.\nResults: There was no seasonal variation in the OA incidence. None of the meteorological parameters, lunar phase,\nor biosynoptic weather class were significantly correlated with the OA incidence, except the mean barometric\npressure, which was weakly correlated (rho = -0.204). The OA incidence showed a decreasing trend as barometric\npressure increased (p < 0.001). On multiple linear regression, the barometric pressure accounted for approximately\n4% of the OA incidence.\nConclusion: There is no evidence supporting a correlation between the incidence of odontogenic abscess and the\nweather and lunar activities
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