Acute dental infections managed in an outpatient parenteral antibiotic program setting: prospective analysis and public health implications

Table 1 Demographic features of those patient’s referred from acute care to OPAT for ADI management

OPAT ADI (n = 110)^a	n (%)
Gender
Male	50 (45)
Female	60 (55)
Age (years)
18 – 25	10 [9]
26 – 45	52 (47)
46 – 65	40 [37]
> 65	8 [7]
Participant mean age (SD)	43.9 (14.4)
Dental History
‘Brush at least daily’ (n = 108)	98 (91)
Prior cavities (n = 104)	90 (87)
Prior dental infection (n = 109)	84 (77)
Prior ADI in the same tooth	39 [36]
‘Have a regular dentist’ (n = 108)	87 (81)
Visited a dentist in past 6 months	63 (58)
Dental Insurance (n = 107)	70 (65)
Medical History
Diabetes mellitus (n = 108)	7 [6]
Active smoker (n = 100)	53 (53) ^e
Alcohol consumption > 6 beverage/week (n = 72)	15 [21]
History of cold sores (n = 108)	36 [33]
History of cancer (n = 108)	6 [6]
Currently on immunosuppressive^b (n = 108)	7 [6]
Social Factors
Employed (n = 97)	68 (70)
Social Deprivation Index^c − mean (SD) (n = 100)	3.3 (1.4)
Number reporting income below LICO^d (%) (n = 81)	15 [19]

^a n = 110 unless otherwise specified
^bDefined as any dosage of oral or inhaled glucocorticoid, chemotherapy, or disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug
^cReported as quintiles - 1 = least deprivation, 5 = most deprivation
^dLICO = Low Income Cut-Off (‘poverty line’), Statistics Canada defined threshold below which household is expected to spend 20% more than the average household on essential needs [40]
^eCanadian national smoking prevalence of 16% and Alberta provincial smoking prevalence of 22% (Statistics Canada, 2012)

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