The prevalence of persistent opioid use following dispensed dental opioid prescriptions in Australia
There is a small but clinically significant proportion of opioid-naïve patients who may develop persistent opioid use following an opioid prescription from the dentist. This highlights the importance of understanding the role of opioids for dental pain, initiating opioids only when necessary and reviewing patients with pain.
Authors
- David B. Preen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2982-2169)
- Marietta Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2833-7719)
- Leanne Teoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9138-813X)
- Christopher Etherton‐Beer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5148-0188)
- Mathew Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3712-0519)
- Amy Dellinger Page (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5820-9400)
- Frank Mario Sanfilippo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3639-0787)
- Michael John McCullough (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7829-4684)
- Erin A. Kelty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0841-2216)
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Victoria University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Dentistry
- Published
- 2025-11-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2025.106201
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00