Table 2 Clinical situations for routine antibiotics prescription among pediatric dentists and general dentists
Clinical situations | Answer Yes/No | Pediatric dentists (N = 154) | General dentists (N = 224) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (N) | Percentage (%) | Number (N) | Percentage (%) | |||
Pulpitis | Yes | 1 | 0.6 | 10 | 4.5 | 0.030 |
No | 153 | 99.4 | 214 | 95.5 | ||
Draining sinus tract | Yes | 15 | 9.7 | 51 | 22.8 | 0.001 |
No | 139 | 90.3 | 173 | 77.2 | ||
Localized intraoral swelling | Yes | 20 | 13.0 | 53 | 23.7 | 0.010 |
No | 134 | 87.0 | 171 | 76.3 | ||
Acute facial swelling | Yes | 136 | 88.3 | 173 | 77.2 | 0.006 |
No | 18 | 11.7 | 51 | 22.8 | ||
Dental trauma | Yes | 76 | 49.4 | 70 | 31.3 | 0.000 |
No | 78 | 50.6 | 154 | 68.8 | ||
Pediatric periodontal diseases | Yes | 28 | 18.2 | 29 | 12.9 | 0.162 |
No | 126 | 81.8 | 195 | 87.1 | ||
Pericoronitis | Yes | 69 | 44.8 | 92 | 41.1 | 0.471 |
No | 85 | 55.2 | 132 | 58.9 | ||
Simple extraction | Yes | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.7 | 0.041 |
No | 154 | 100 | 218 | 97.3 | ||
Extraction by open method | Yes | 59 | 38.3 | 83 | 37.1 | 0.804 |
No | 95 | 61.7 | 141 | 62.9 | ||
Periapical abscess | Yes | 90 | 58.4 | 141 | 62.9 | 0.377 |
No | 64 | 41.6 | 83 | 37.1 | ||
Apical periodontitis | Yes | 41 | 26.6 | 35 | 15.6 | 0.009 |
No | 113 | 73.4 | 189 | 84.4 | ||
Dry socket | Yes | 48 | 31.2 | 61 | 27.2 | 0.406 |
No | 106 | 68.8 | 163 | 72.8 | ||
Evidence of anaerobic infection | Yes | 134 | 87.0 | 170 | 75.9 | 0.007 |
No | 20 | 13.0 | 54 | 24.1 | ||