Pharmacologic management for pediatric dental patients

The dentist must know the different methods of managing the behavior of the pediatric patient, but there are special occasions when these techniques are not enough.

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In cases where the pediatric patient has a conduct disorder or a mental disability, pharmacological sedation techniques are used to perform the scheduled dental treatment.

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We share an article that tells us about pharmacological management in pediatric patients, as well as the care that the operator must have.

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Beau D. Meyer, DDS, MPH / Jung-Wei Chen, DDS, MS, PhD / Jessica Y. Lee, DDS, MPH, PhD (2018). Pharmacologic management for pediatric dental patients in the 21st century.

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How do medications affect your oral health?

Perhaps not everyone knows it, but drugs can also affect oral health, so it is important that they are prescribed by a health professional. Self-medication can influence general and oral health.

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The dentist must know the adverse reactions that some medications present, in order to identify them and recommend the appropriate treatment.

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We share an article by Dr. Edward Harsini that presents the most common forms of affectation of some medications in the oral cavity.

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How medications can affect your oral health

Drugs, including vitamins, can create some alteration in oral health. These alterations are varied, such as bleeding, taste disturbances, and Soft-Tissue Reactions.

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The prescription of drugs must be carried out by the health professional, and he must be aware of the adverse effects they can produce. The dentist must take a complete medical history to establish the patient's medical history.

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We share an article by the ADA on the different manifestations that affect oral health.

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Pain and anxiety management for pediatric dental procedures using various combinations of sedative drugs: A review

During dental care we can find pediatric patients who experience fear and anxiety during the consultation. Behavior management techniques will help us control the behavior of these types of patients.

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In special cases it is necessary to use conscious sedation. This method is proven to help minimize the infant's anxiety and fear during the dental procedure.

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The article that we share analyzes various aspects of the different types of drugs that are used for conscious sedation, their combinations, advantages and doses.

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° Gazal, Giath & Fareed, Wamiq & Zafar, Muhammad & Al Samadani, Khalid. (2015). Pain and anxiety management for pediatric dental procedures using various combinations of sedative drugs: A review. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal. 10.1016/j.jsps.2014.04.004.

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What are the medicines used in pediatric dentistry?

During pediatric dentistry, a series of drugs are used to control pain, inflammation and infections that the pediatric patient may present. It is important that the pediatric dentist and general dentist know the management of drugs in children.

When a drug is to be prescribed, it is important that the professional knows the drug, as well as the necessary dose to be administered, in this way we avoid bacterial resistance.

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We share with you an interesting video from the AtoZ Kidsdental channel that tells us about the drugs most used in pediatric dentistry.



This video explains why and teaches you how to do it safely using a simple 4 step method. Thanks to the RN Kid channel that offers us a very simple way to calculate the doses in children

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Pediatric dentists must adjust the dose to the child's age and weight, as well as to know the characteristics (pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics) of the drugs to be prescribed.

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The prescription of drugs in pregnant and lactating women is another of the doubts that the dentist presents, because it involves some risks that may occur in the development of the fetus.

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We make 10 dental articles available to the professional community so that it can be shared among colleagues and patients. In this way we contribute to the dissemination of education.

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Antibiotic prescriptions in pediatric dentistry: A review

In medicine as well as in dentistry, antibiotics are used as part of infectious treatments, but it is also known that there is a tendency to overuse of this drug for conditions not indicated.

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The consequence of this indiscriminate use of antibiotics is the appearance of resistance in pediatric patients (the ability of bacteria to survive the presence of an antibiotic).

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If we add to this the mismanagement of doses in children, we are facing a serious problem, since we create more resistant bacteria, this currently forces us to adjust the doses of medications.

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The work we are sharing with you is a review that aims to highlight the clinical indications for prescribing antibiotics for orofacial infections in pediatric care.



° Goel, Dhirja & Goel, GauravKumar & Chaudhary, Seema & Jain, Deshraj. (2020). Antibiotic prescriptions in pediatric dentistry: A review. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 9. 473. 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1097_19.

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