sábado, 4 de julio de 2020

Antibiotics: Use and misuse in pediatric dentistry

Antibiotics

Antibiotics are prescribed in dental practice for prophylactic and therapeutic reasons. Prophylactic antibiotics are prescribed to prevent diseases caused by members of the oral flora introduced to distant sites in a host at risk or introduced to a local compromised site in a host at risk.

We invite you to our English-only dental publishing groups

🎯 WhatsApp Group All Odontology
🎯 Telegram Group All Odontology
🎯 Facebook Group All Odontology

In most cases, prophylaxis is used for prevention of endocarditis. Therapeutic antibiotics are prescribed, in most cases, to treat diseases of the hard and soft tissues in the oral cavity after local debridement has failed.

Enlaces Patrocinados

Antibiotics are prescribed for oral conditions related to endodontic, oral surgical, and periodontal manifestations. Unwarranted use of antibiotics are reported in children; mostly for ear and dental infections. However, in children, increasing microbial resistance to antibiotics is a well-documented and is a serious global health concern.

Endodontic


Antibiotic resistance is due to inappropriate use of antibiotics by clinicians. One factor that may contribute is the inappropriate use of antibiotics in dentistry.



° Peedikayil, Faizal. (2011). Antibiotics: Use and misuse in pediatric dentistry. Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry. 29. 282-7. 10.4103/0970-4388.86368.

You may also like :
Reimplantation of avulsed dry permanent teeth after three days: A report of two cases
The causes and treatment of Dental Hypersensitivity
What Exactly is a Smile Design?

Enlaces Patrocinados