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Antibiotic indication in endodontics by Colombian dentists with different levels of training: a survey
Aim: This study investigated how Colombian dentists with different academic levels indicate antibiotics with therapeutic purposes in endodontics. Materials and method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 559 dentists in the form of an online questionnaire. Results: Three hundred and twenty...
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Sociedad Argentina de Investigación Odontológica
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10283370/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36748738 http://dx.doi.org/10.54589/aol.35/3/198 |
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author | Dias, Natasha M Moreno, Jaime O Alves, Flávio RF Gonçalves, Lucio S Provenzano, José C |
author_facet | Dias, Natasha M Moreno, Jaime O Alves, Flávio RF Gonçalves, Lucio S Provenzano, José C |
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description | Aim: This study investigated how Colombian dentists with different academic levels indicate antibiotics with therapeutic purposes in endodontics. Materials and method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 559 dentists in the form of an online questionnaire. Results: Three hundred and twenty questionnaires were answered (57.2%). There were significant differences among respondents. For irreversible pulpitis, 140 dentists (43.7%) said they prescribe antibiotics (57.5% of general practitioners, 20.1% of specialists and 38.9% of those with Master’s and/or PhD degrees), while for symptomatic apical periodontitis, 183 (57.2%) did so (74.1% of general practitioners, 28.4% of specialists and 50.0% of those with Master’s and/or PhD degrees) (p < 0.05). Amoxicillin was the most frequently prescribed antibiotic, and its association with clavulanic acid was the most often cited for acute periradicular abscess with systemic involvement. Conclusions: The greatest misunderstandings in prescribing antibiotics occurred among general practitioners. Considering all clinical conditions that do not require antibiotics, 60% of general practitioners and 34% of specialists, on average, indicated antibiotics. |
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spelling | pubmed-102833702023-06-21 Antibiotic indication in endodontics by Colombian dentists with different levels of training: a survey Dias, Natasha M Moreno, Jaime O Alves, Flávio RF Gonçalves, Lucio S Provenzano, José C Acta Odontol Latinoam Original Article Aim: This study investigated how Colombian dentists with different academic levels indicate antibiotics with therapeutic purposes in endodontics. Materials and method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 559 dentists in the form of an online questionnaire. Results: Three hundred and twenty questionnaires were answered (57.2%). There were significant differences among respondents. For irreversible pulpitis, 140 dentists (43.7%) said they prescribe antibiotics (57.5% of general practitioners, 20.1% of specialists and 38.9% of those with Master’s and/or PhD degrees), while for symptomatic apical periodontitis, 183 (57.2%) did so (74.1% of general practitioners, 28.4% of specialists and 50.0% of those with Master’s and/or PhD degrees) (p < 0.05). Amoxicillin was the most frequently prescribed antibiotic, and its association with clavulanic acid was the most often cited for acute periradicular abscess with systemic involvement. Conclusions: The greatest misunderstandings in prescribing antibiotics occurred among general practitioners. Considering all clinical conditions that do not require antibiotics, 60% of general practitioners and 34% of specialists, on average, indicated antibiotics. Sociedad Argentina de Investigación Odontológica 2022-12-31 /pmc/articles/PMC10283370/ /pubmed/36748738 http://dx.doi.org/10.54589/aol.35/3/198 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License |
spellingShingle | Original Article Dias, Natasha M Moreno, Jaime O Alves, Flávio RF Gonçalves, Lucio S Provenzano, José C Antibiotic indication in endodontics by Colombian dentists with different levels of training: a survey |
title | Antibiotic indication in endodontics by Colombian dentists with different levels of training: a survey |
title_full | Antibiotic indication in endodontics by Colombian dentists with different levels of training: a survey |
title_fullStr | Antibiotic indication in endodontics by Colombian dentists with different levels of training: a survey |
title_full_unstemmed | Antibiotic indication in endodontics by Colombian dentists with different levels of training: a survey |
title_short | Antibiotic indication in endodontics by Colombian dentists with different levels of training: a survey |
title_sort | antibiotic indication in endodontics by colombian dentists with different levels of training: a survey |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10283370/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36748738 http://dx.doi.org/10.54589/aol.35/3/198 |
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