Table 1.
Proportion of Medicaid Patients Dispensed Opioids Following Surgical Extraction of Teeth, 2000–2010a
| No. of Patients | Dispensed Opioid, No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall cohort | 2 757 273 | 1 161 747 (42) |
| Age group, y | ||
| ≤13 | 367 219 | 52 528 (14) |
| 14–17 | 657 535 | 400 549 (61) |
| 18–24 | 646 370 | 339 386 (52) |
| 25–34 | 492 104 | 196 051 (40) |
| 35–44 | 302 048 | 97 703 (32) |
| 45–54 | 184 500 | 51 557 (28) |
| ≥55 | 107 497 | 23 973 (22) |
| Sex | ||
| Men | 979 352 | 405 120 (41) |
| Women | 1 777 921 | 756 627 (43) |
| Procedure type | ||
| Surgical extraction of nonimpacted tooth | 1 718 053 | 544 971 (32) |
| Removal of impacted tooth | ||
| Soft tissue | 245 505 | 140 514 (57) |
| Partially bony | 475 053 | 301 706 (64) |
| Completely bony | 669 199 | 466 616 (70) |
| Completely bony with unusual surgical complications | 60 478 | 41 280 (68) |
| Surgical removal of residual tooth roots | 169 613 | 53 853 (32) |
a
Data were from the Medicaid Analytic eXtract.