ArticleOral health & preventive dentistry2020
Gender-Specific Differences of Dental Emergency Patients and the Use of Antibiotics: A 4-Year Retrospective Study.
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- Rural-Urban and Demographic Inequalities in Dental Pathology and Diagnostic Patterns in Romanian Emergency Care: A Retrospective Tertiary Clinical Cohort Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Follow-Up After Urgent Endodontic Care: A Retrospective Exploratory Study in a University Clinic.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Interplay of pandemic and seasonal parameters in dental emergency service.BMC oral health · 2022Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the dental-maxillofacial emergency service of a German university hospital in the year 2020.Clinical oral investigations · 2022Article
- Changes in the characteristics of dental emergencies under the influence of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a retrospective study.BMC oral health · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the clinical characteristics of dental emergency patients with special regard on gender-specific differences related to the utilisation and use of antibiotics. MATERIALS AND
methodsA retrospective analysis of all patients who presented to the emergency service of a university hospital in from 2010 to 2013 was performed. Demographic data, diagnosis, conducted treatment and the prescription of antibiotics were recorded and further analysed.
resultsAltogether, 16,296 patients visited the emergency service. Of these patients, only one-fourth (25.7%; n = 4185) suffered from a diagnosis with urgent treatment needs. Gender-specific differences were found in the reason of visit. Males presented significantly more often with severe diagnoses, like abscess or trauma. Females presented significantly more often with non-urgent diagnoses, not directly connected to oral hygiene habits, like temporomandibular disorders (TMD), denture sore or dolor post extractionem. Moreover, an overuse of antibiotics was found among emergency patients, with every fifth patient (20.2%; n = 3291) being prescribed an antibiotic.
conclusionBetter public education on dental emergencies and constant updates for dentists about the use of antibiotics in dental emergency care is necessary to secure adequate medical supply for severe dental emergencies and to avoid an inappropriate use of antibiotics.
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