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ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2013

Treatment approaches and antibiotic use for emergency dental treatment in Turkey.

Rabia Figen Kaptan, Faruk Haznedaroglu, Fatıma Betul Basturk, Mehmet Baybora Kayahan

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Article in Therapeutics and clinical risk management, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 authors.

Rabia Figen KaptanDepartment of Endodontics, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Faruk Haznedaroglu
Fatıma Betul Basturk
Mehmet Baybora Kayahan

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to gather information about Turkish general dental practitioners' treatment approaches towards endodontic emergencies, antibiotic-prescribing habits, and their participation in lifelong learning programs. Questionnaires were given to dentists who attended the 16th National Congress organized by the Turkish Dental Association. From 1,400 questionnaires distributed, 589 (43%) were deemed usable in this study. This survey dealt with questions that were subdivided into two main topics: dental emergency treatment approaches, and antibiotic prescription and information on lifelong learning program participation. The statistical analysis was conducted with a χ (2) test at a significance level of P<0.05. For irreversible pulpitis cases in vital teeth, most of the dental practitioners (65.3%) preferred single-visit root canal treatments. For teeth presenting a periapical lesion, the preferred treatment approach was root canal treatment (91.5%). The rate of prescription of analgesics and antibiotics was 21.7% in untreated acute apical periodontitis cases and 41% in acute apical abscess cases. Frequently prescribed antibiotics were amoxicillin-clavulanate (61.8%) and amoxicillin (46.5%). There was a tendency for practitioners to attend congresses as their years of professional practice increased (P<0.0001). There have been discrepancies between taught and observed practice. Educational initiatives are needed to prevent inappropriate prescription of antibiotics.

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antibiotic prescriptionendodontic emergencysurveyTurkey

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PMID24307834
PMCPMC3845533

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