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Table 3 Antibiotic prescription according to specialist

From: Antibiotic prescription after tooth extraction in adults: a retrospective cohort study in Austria

 

All tooth extractions

Single tooth extractions

no

yes

no

yes

TMM-SURGEON

n (%)

31,380 (91.1%)

3,049 (8.9%)

25,167 (91.5%)

2,339 (8.5%)

Dentist

n (%)

5,769 (88.2%)

775 (11.8%)a

4,404 (88.9%)

549 (11.1%)a

DOC

n (%)

2,731 (94.5%)

159 (5.5%)

1,874 (94.7%)

104 (5.3%)

Total

n (%)

39,880 (90.9%)

3,983 (9.1%)

31,445 (91.3%)

2,992 (8.7%)

  

χ2 = 108; p < 0.001

χ2 = 66; p < 0.001

  1. aindicates significance; TMM-SURGEON Tooth/Mouth/Maxillo-surgeon, dentists dental practitioner, or DOC TMM-SURGEON/dentists in out-patient clinics