Change of Outpatient Oral Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience of an Italian Center

Table 3

List of outpatient oral surgery procedures performed.

Category of procedures	Number of patients	Treatment
Emergencies	1
Diffused soft tissue infection with intraoral or extraoral swelling that potentially compromise patient’s airway	—	—
Uncontrolled bleeding	1	Application of hemostatic material and suture (1)
Urgencies	129
Abscess, or localized bacterial infection	12	Abscess drainage, tooth extraction, and medical therapy (9); Abscess drainage, medical therapy, and referred to endodontic unit (3)
Biopsy of abnormal tissue	26	Incisional biopsy (18); Excisional biopsy (6); Follow-up (2)
Dental trauma with avulsion/luxation	5	Retainer application (4); Tooth extraction (1)
ONJ unresponsive to medical therapy	7	Surgical debridement and medical therapy (7)
Pericoronitis or third-molar pain (resistant to medical therapy)	19	Tooth extraction (15); Ulotomy (4)
Surgical postoperative osteitis (resistant to medical therapy)	8	Curettage and medical therapy (8)
Removal of nonabsorbable sutures	52	Suture removal and wound irrigation (52)

The patient underwent biopsy during the pandemic.