ArticleMedicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal2012
Antibiotic prescription in the treatment of odontogenic infection by health professionals: a factor to consensus.
Article in Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Review
- Is the penetration of clindamycin into the masseter muscle really enough to treat odontogenic infections?Clinical oral investigations · 2021Article
- Antibiotic Therapy in Dentistry.International journal of dentistry · 2021Review
- Self-Declarative Performance of General Dentists in Prescribing Analgesics and Antibiotics for Patients Requiring Root Canal Treatment.Frontiers in dentistry · 2021Article
- [Management of odontogenic infections in Primary Care: Antibiotic?]Atencion primaria · 2017Article
- Pattern of management of oro-facial infection in children: A retrospective.Saudi journal of biological sciences · 2017Article
- Indications of antibiotic prophylaxis in dental practice- review.Asian Pacific journal of tropical biomedicine · 2012Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo observe the attitude of dentists and family doctors in prescribing antibiotics for the treatment of dental infections. STUDY
designA poll was performed to determine the differences in the prescription of antibiotics for the treatment of odontogenic infection by dentists and family doctors of the primary care department of the Catalan Health Care Service.
resultsA hundred polls were distributed among family doctors, and another 100 ones among primary care dentists assigned to the Catalan Health Care Service of the Generalitat de Catalunya. Of the total of questionnaires distributed, 63 were retuned and answered from dentists and 71 from family doctors. Eighty-one percent of dentists included in the opinion poll considered amoxicillin as the first antibiotic choice for the treatment of odontogenic infections, while 73.2% of family doctors preferred the combination of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid. With regard to antibiotics of choice in patients allergic to penicillin, 67.7% of family doctors preferred macrolides (25.4% opted for clarithromycin, 25.4% for erythromycin and 16.9% for spiramycin). However, clindamycin was the antibiotic most frequently prescribed by dentists (66.7%), followed by erythromycin (28.6%).
conclusionsThe results of this study show a large discrepancy in the criteria for the treatment of odontogenic infections on the part of leading professionals involved in the management of this condition. Although the most common prescription involved beta-lactam antibiotics in both groups, several significant differences have been detected with regard to the second antibiotic choice.
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