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. 2022 Nov 20;22:519. doi: 10.1186/s12903-022-02556-w

Table 6.

Antibiotic prescription according to type of tooth extraction

Patients without antibiotic treatment Patients with antibiotic treatment ODDS ratio OR ratioa
Simple tooth extraction incisors 2,755 79 0.029 1
canines 1,286 42 0.033 1.14
premolar 4,397 258 0.059 2.02
1st and 2nd molars 5,344 365 0.068 2.36
3rd molars 4,116 150 0.036 1.26
Retained tooth extraction incisors 1 0 - -
canines 5 3 - -
premolar 11 3 - -
1st and 2nd molars 4 1 - -
3rd molars 1,010 411 0.407 14.03
Surgical tooth extraction incisors 603 47 0.078 2.69
canines 741 57 0.077 2.65
premolar 2,652 287 0.108 3.73
1st and 2nd molars 6,290 921 0.146 5.05
3rd molars 2,230 368 0.165 5.69

avs. extracted incisors, number/cell > 10