Appropriateness in Dentistry: A Survey Discovers Improper Procedures in Oral Medicine and Surgery

Table 3

Percentage frequency of answer for each item (the correct one is in bold) and of correct/not-correct answers for each items.

	A	B	C	No error	Error
Item 1. Prescription of tooth extraction in pregnancy	71%	10%	19%	71%	29%
Item 2. Biopsy in ulcerative lesion	11%	3%	86%	86%	14%
Item 3. Prescription of antibiotics prior to oral surgery	39%	2%	59%	59%	41%
Item 4. Prescription of topical and systemic antifungal drugs	3%	3%	94%	94%	6%
Item 5. Interruption of antiplatelet or anticoagulant drugs prior to dental extraction	13%	67%	20%	67%	33%
Item 6. Diagnosis of periodontal disease	6%	72%	22%	72%	28%
Item 7. Prescription of extraction of lowering molar	8%	89%	3%	89%	11%
Item 8. Prevention on tumors of oral cavity	53%	31%	16%	53%	47%
Item 9. Prescription of X-ray-OPG	8%	44%	48%	48%	52%
Item 10. Prescription of systemic antibiotics	14%	17%	69%	69%	31%