title: Report of an audit into third molar exodontia.
abstract: A postal audit of the main surgical variables in third molar exodontia under general anaesthesia was undertaken on consultants holding a National Health contract within the British Isles. This first paper presents the results. A response rate of 175 returned questionnaires from the 247 consultants was obtained (70.9%). Analysis revealed that the majority of consultants use antibiotics, mouthwashes, sutures, analgesics and postoperative review and the minority steroids and peroperative local anaesthetic, routinely in the majority of cases. Approximately half routinely use a chisel as opposed to a bur for bone removal. The consultants who gave all their patients steroids were significantly (p less than 0.01) more likely to possess a medical qualification than the consultants who did not.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Glan Clwyd Hospital, Bodelwyddan, North Wales.
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Falconer
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000541:Alveolectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003796:Dental Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery*; D009067:Mouthwashes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013222:State Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013537:Sutures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009067:Mouthwashes