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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: DESIGN, METHOD, RESULTS. Meshes: Adolescent, Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Child, Dental Clinics, Drug Utilization, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Treatment, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Periapical Abscess, Periodontal Abscess, Practice Patterns, Dentists', Prospective Studies, Pulpitis, Surveys and Questionnaires, Toothache, Unnecessary Procedures.
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Are antibiotics being used appropriately for emergency dental treatment? Context: A prospective clinical study. Information was collected via a questionnaire concerning the patient's reason for attendance and treatment undertaken at emergency dental clinics in North and South Cheshire. Over an 11-week period 1,069 patients attended the five clinics, 1,011 questionnaires were analyzed. The majority of the attendees had pain (879/1011). 35% (311/879) of these patient had pulpitis and 74% (230/311) had been issued a prescription for antibiotics, without any active surgical intervention. Th principal antibiotic prescribed for both adult and child patients was amoxicillin.
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The majority of patients attending the emergency dental clinics had pain, with a large proportion having localised infections either as pulpitis or localised dental abscess. Three quarters of these patients had no surgical intervention and were inappropriately prescribed antibiotics.