Antibiotics: Use and misuse in pediatric dentistry
| This is a very interesting read. MJ |
Peedikayil FC. Antibiotics: Use and misuse in pediatric dentistry. J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent 2011;29:282-7
Antibiotics
are commonly used in dentistry for prophylactic as well as for
therapeutic purposes. Most often antibiotics are used in unwarranted
situations, which may give rise to resistant bacterial strains. Dentists
want to make their patients well and to prevent unpleasant
complications. These desires, coupled with the belief that many oral
problems are infectious, stimulate the prescribing of antibiotics. Good
knowledge about the indications of antibiotics is the need of the hour
in prescribing antibiotics for dental conditions.
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