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Review
. 2022 Sep 6.
doi: 10.1038/s41432-022-0282-7. Online ahead of print.

Association of sociodemographic factors with the prescription pattern of opioids for dental patients: a systematic review

Alex Junio Silva Cruz  1 , Lucas Guimarães Abreu  2 , Suellen da Rocha Mendes  3 , Lia Silva de Castilho  4 , Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães de Abreu  5
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Review

Association of sociodemographic factors with the prescription pattern of opioids for dental patients: a systematic review

Alex Junio Silva Cruz et al. Evid Based Dent. .

Abstract

Aim To evaluate the association of patients' sociodemographic factors (sex, age, ethnicity, income, educational level, living environment and health insurance) with the prescription pattern of opioids provided by oral health practitioners.Methods Observational studies that evaluated the association of patients' sociodemographic factors and the likelihood of receiving an opioid prescription provided by an oral health practitioner were eligible. Electronic searches were conducted in Medline (PubMed), Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, LILACS, SciELO, Google Scholar, and OpenGrey up to March 2021. Two authors independently screened the studies, performed data extraction, and assessed the risk-of-bias using the critical appraisal tools developed by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). Certainty of the evidence was assessed with the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE).Results Eight studies were included in this systematic review. Publication year ranged from 2011 to 2021. Narrative synthesis showed with very low certainty of evidence that younger individuals were more likely to receive a prescription of opioids than older individuals. Regarding the other sociodemographic factors and the prescriptions of opioids in dentistry, the evidence is controversial. Risk of bias was low for most items assessed in the included studies.Conclusion The available evidence suggests that there is an association between patients' sociodemographic factors and the prescription patterns of opioids provided by oral health practitioners.

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