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Table 2 Frequency of reported clinical diagnosis

From: An audit of antimicrobial prescribing by dental practitioners in the north east of England and Cumbria

Clinical Diagnosis

Frequency

Percent

Acute dento-alveolar infection

817

43.2

Pericoronitis

279

14.7

Periodontal abscess

221

11.7

Dry socket

145

7.7

Chronic dento-alveolar infection

130

6.9

Acute Dental Pain/Pulpitis

62

3.3

Necrotising ulcerative gingivitis

58

3.1

Other

57

3

Prophylactic antibiotics

25

1.3

Acute sinusitis

13

0.7

Gingivitis

12

0.6

Acute dento-alveolar infection and Acute Dental Pain/Pulpitis

2

0.1

Acute dento-alveolar infection and Chronic dento-alveolar infection

2

0.1

Acute dento-alveolar infection and Periodontal abscess

2

0.1

Acute dento-alveolar infection and Dry socket

2

0.1

Periodontal abscess and Necrotising ulcerative gingivitis

2

0.1

Acute dento-alveolar infection and Gingivitis

1

0.1

Acute dento-alveolar infection and Acute sinusitis

1

0.1

Necrotising ulcerative gingivitis and Dry socket

1

0.1

Pericoronitis and others

1

0.1

Local anaesthetic complication

1

0.1

Stomatitis

1

0.1

Tonsillitis

1

0.1

Trauma

1

0.1

No information provided

56

3

Total

1893

100