Table 3.
Antibiotic prescription according to specialist
| 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 | ||||
aindicates significance; TMM-SURGEON Tooth/Mouth/Maxillo-surgeon, dentists dental practitioner, or DOC TMM-SURGEON/dentists in out-patient clinics