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2020 to 2022 Saw Nearly 2 Million Annual Emergency Room Visits for Dental Issues
- Between 2020 and 2022, tooth disorders prompted nearly 2 million visits each year to emergency departments across the United States, as reported by researchers Susan M. Schappert and Loredana Santo.
- This high volume of visits reflects dental care access issues and demographic patterns, as the data showed variation by patient age and race but not by sex.
- Adults aged 25 to 34 accounted for the largest visit share at 29.2%, White non-Hispanic individuals had the highest proportion, Hispanics were third, and Medicaid was the main expected payment source.
- Opioids prescribed as the sole pain medication at these visits dropped significantly from 38.1% in 2014–2016 to 16.5% during 2020–2022, indicating a shift in pain management practices.
- These findings suggest ongoing challenges in dental health and underscore reduced opioid reliance during tooth disorder emergency treatments between 2020 and 2022.
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2020 to 2022 Saw Nearly 2 Million Annual Emergency Room Visits for Dental Issues
FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Tooth disorders accounted for an annual average of 1,944,000 emergency department visits during 2020 to 2022, according to a June data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.
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