Table 4.
Triage Outcome (Medications Prescribed Remotely)
| VARIABLE | TOTAL | MEDICATION, N (%)a |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANALGESIC | ANTIBIOTIC | MOUTHWASH | TOPICAL | ||
| All patients who received medications remotely | 125 (100) | 97 (77.6) | 44 (35.2) | 45 (36.0) | 4 (3.2) |
| Patients who received medications by chief complaint | |||||
| Pain | 72 (57.6) | 64 (65.98) | 18 (40.91) | 18 (40.0) | 1 (25.0) |
| Swelling | 36 (28.8) | 23 (23.71) | 26 (59.09) | 16 (35.56) | 0 (0) |
| Problem related to dental restoration/prosthesis | 6 (4.8) | 4 (4.12) | 0 (0) | 4 (8.89) | 0 (0) |
| Bleeding | 6 (4.8) | 3 (3.09) | 0 (0) | 5 (11.11) | 0 (0) |
| Ulcer | 3 (2.4) | 1 (1.03) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.44) | 3 (75.0) |
| Broken/loose/or decayed tooth | 2 (1.6) | 2 (2.06) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Problem related to orthodontic appliance | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Trauma | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Appointment enquiry | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Patients who received medications by specialty required | |||||
| Endodontic | 47 (37.6) | 43 (44.33) | 24 (54.55) | 16 (35.56) | 0 (0) |
| Oral surgery | 24 (19.2) | 20 (20.62) | 6 (13.64) | 9 (20.0) | 3 (75.0) |
| General dental | 22 (17.6) | 17 (17.53) | 6 (13.64) | 4 (8.89) | 0 (0) |
| Periodontic | 14 (11.2) | 5 (5.15) | 4 (9.09) | 10 (22.22) | 1 (25.0) |
| Pedodontics | 9 (7.2) | 7 (7.22) | 4 (9.09) | 1 (2.22) | 0 (0) |
| Orthodontic | 5 (4.0) | 3 (3.09) | 0 (0) | 3 (6.67) | 0 (0) |
| Prosthodontic | 4 (3.2) | 2 (2.06) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.44) | 0 (0) |
a
For the first row, percentages between brackets are based on the total number of patients who were prescribed medications remotely (n = 125); percentages do not add up to 100% as some patients were prescribed >1 type of medication. The remaining percentages are based on the number of patients in the header of each respective column.
Medications prescribed by chief complaint and specialty required.