Abstract: Objective: To analyze the clinical features of oral emergency patients in general health, and to guide the oral emergency patients in the treatment, and prevention of accidents. Methods: The retrospective study was performed on the day visits to the emergency department in Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology from February to November 2013.The basic information of the newly diagnosed adult, their overall health status, American society of anesthesiologists(ASA) classification and oral diagnosis information were analyzed and summarized.Results:The cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases（6.4%）, hypertension（13.4%）, endocrine system diseases（4.2%）were most common in the patients. With the increase of age, the associated systemic diseases had increased in number and in ASA classification. Periapical disease（24.6%）, dental pulp disease（24.4%）, and periodontal disease（18.0%） accounted for about 2/3. Conclusion:The general health status of patients with oral emergency worsened with the increase of age. Oral surgeons should make risk assessment before treatment. ASA classification system can help doctors predict the patient risk, take corresponding measures in advance, and help to reduce the occurrence of accidents.

Key words: Emergencies, Oral medicine, Health status indicators, Systemic diseases