Over-Prescription of Antibiotics for Pulpitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cross-Sectional Surveys.

Antibiotics (Basel) · 2025 · PMC12837668 · PMID 41594051

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The Q statistic was highly significant (Q = 580.7; df = 12; p < 0.0001), confirming that the dispersion of effect sizes was greater than expected by chance.

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