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Table 4 Antibiotic prescription according to medicine and specialist

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

 

All tooth extractions

Single tooth extractions

clindamycin

amoxi/clava

others

clindamycin

amoxi/clava

others

TMM-SURGEON

n (%)

1,486 (48.7%)

1,378 (45.2%)

185 (6.1%)

1,163 (49.7%)

1,028 (44.0%)

148 (6.3%)

Dentists

n (%)

135 (17.4%)

518 (66.8%)

122 (15.7%)

105 (19.1%)

353 (64.3%)

91 (16.6%)

DOC

n (%)

37 (23.3%)

116 (73.0%)

6 (3.8%)

20 (19.2%)

80 (76.9%)

4 (3.8%)

Total

n (%)

1,658 (41.6%)

2,012 (50.5%)

313 (7.9%)

1,288 (43.0%)

1,461 (48.8%)

243 (8.1%)

  

χ2 = 310; p < 0.001

χ2 = 226; p < 0.001

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