Treatment	of	severe	intraoral	infections	in	children
differs from that in adult because:
Treatment of severe intraoral infections in children diﬀers from that in adult because dehydration occurs more rapidly and severely in children.
More children are allergic to penicillin
Dehydration occurs more rapidly and severely in children
Leucocytopenia develops more frequently in children
Incidence of bleeding disorders is greater in children