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Opioid prescribing patterns by dental procedure among US publicly and privately insured patients, 2013 through 2018

  • Five procedures accounted for 95.2% of dental opioid prescriptions, and tooth extraction accounted for almost two-thirds of total prescriptions.
  • Opioid prescribing for tooth extractions is declining but remains common, despite the availability of equally effective nonopioid alternatives.
  • Eliminating routine opioid prescribing for tooth extraction could reduce dental opioid exposure substantially.


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Chua KP; Hu HM; Waljee JF; Brummett CM; Nalliah RP. Opioid prescribing patterns by dental procedure among US publicly and privately insured patients, 2013 through 2018. JADA. Published online 23 February 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adaj.2021.01.001