Study limitations
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Data collection and analysis was carried out by a single person who collated data from medical histories taken by different people with varying levels of clinical and academic experience. Consequently, an unknown degree of misclassification error regarding medical condition and medication categorization may have occurred. Recall bias by patients was also likely. However, data collected was checked and verified multiple times, and the accuracy and validity of the results are supported by their comparability to official state and national data. The decision to restrict this study's timeframe to 2 years of normal clinical functioning, intended to prevent distortion of data from COVID‐19‐related disruptions in 2020, means that the pre‐COVID‐19 era findings may not be directly translatable to future patient populations presenting for minor oral surgery care.Nonetheless, it can be anticipated that the leading categories of medical conditions revealed in this study will likely remain similar for the foreseeable future. Unintended consequences of public health pandemic measures included delayed presentation and management of acute medical issues, and the postponement of elective surgery (Holt et al., 