Table 1.
Summary of patient characteristics
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| 1–10 | 1,768 | 8.5 |
| 11–20 | 1,870 | 9.0 |
| 21–30 | 5,245 | 25.1 |
| 31–40 | 4,324 | 20.7 |
| 41–50 | 3,268 | 15.7 |
| 51–60 | 2,251 | 10.8 |
| 61–70 | 1,295 | 6.2 |
| 71–80 | 618 | 3.0 |
| 81–90 | 226 | 1.1 |
| 91–100 | 14 | 0.1 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 10,958 | 52.5 |
| Female | 9,921 | 47.5 |
| Diagnosis | ||
| Periapical periodontitis | 5,924 | 28.4 |
| Acute apical abscess | 4,565 | 21.9 |
| Pulpitis | 4,280 | 20.5 |
| Other | 1,829 | 8.8 |
| Retained root | 1,113 | 5.3 |
| Periodontitis | 944 | 4.5 |
| Caries | 816 | 3.9 |
| Pulpal necrosis | 689 | 3.3 |
| Pericoronitis | 406 | 1.9 |
| Gingivitis | 313 | 1.5 |
| Antibiotic prescribed | ||
| No antibiotic | 10,691 | 51.2 |
| Penicillin + clavulanic acid | 7,186 | 34.4 |
| Clindamycin | 1,322 | 6.3 |
| Metronidazole + penicillin | 735 | 3.5 |
| Metronidazole | 504 | 2.4 |
| Metronidazole + clindamycin | 207 | 1.0 |
| Cephalosporin | 110 | 0.5 |
| Penicillin | 50 | 0.2 |
| Penicillin + metronidazole | 35 | 0.2 |
| Penicillin + clindamycin | 27 | 0.1 |
| Other | 12 | 0.1 |
| Visit on | ||
| Working days | 13,552 | 35.1 |
| Sundays/holidays | 7,327 | 64.9 |