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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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Autores principales: Dias, Natasha M, Moreno, Jaime O, Alves, Flávio RF, Gonçalves, Lucio S, Provenzano, José C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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
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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
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Antibiotic indication in endodontics by Colombian dentists with different levels of training: a survey
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title_full Antibiotic indication in endodontics by Colombian dentists with different levels of training: a survey
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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
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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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