Title :

Appropriateness of Therapeutic Antibiotic Prescriptions by Lebanese Dentists in the Management of Acute Endodontic Abscesses

Author(s) :

Ramli, Ghada Al Asmar [Auteur]
الجامعة اللبنانية [بيروت] = Lebanese University [Beirut] = Université libanaise [Beyrouth] [LU / ULB]
Mokhbat, Jacques E. [Auteur]
Lebanese American University [LAU]
Cochelard, Dominique [Auteur]
Santé publique : épidémiologie et qualité des soins - EA 2694
Lemdani, Mohamed [Auteur]
METRICS : Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694
Haddadi, Ahmed [Auteur]
Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694 [METRICS]
Ayoub, Fouad [Auteur]
الجامعة اللبنانية [بيروت] = Lebanese University [Beirut] = Université libanaise [Beyrouth] [LU / ULB]

Journal title :

Cureus Journal of Medical Science

Abbreviated title :

Cureus

Volume number :

12

Publication date :

2020-04-11

ISSN :

2168-8184

English keyword(s) :

endodontics
dentistry
antibacterial agents
drug resistance

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

English abstract : [en]

The misuse of antibiotics in dentistry is a serious concern especially in regards to the emergence of antibiotic resistance. The objective of the study was to evaluate the appropriateness of antibiotics prescriptions by ...
Show more >The misuse of antibiotics in dentistry is a serious concern especially in regards to the emergence of antibiotic resistance. The objective of the study was to evaluate the appropriateness of antibiotics prescriptions by Lebanese dentists to patients with endodontic abscesses and their compliance with the guidelines of the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) and the European Society of Endodontology (ESE). The treating dentists recorded clinical information from 127 patients diagnosed with acute or chronic endodontic abscess. The information also included the type of antibiotic prescribed, dosage, and duration of the prescription. Prescriptions were not given to 14/20 patients with an acute endodontic abscess despite the presence of an indication to prescribe. All the prescriptions given to patients with an acute endodontic abscess were inappropriate according to the ESE and AAE guidelines. Antibiotics were also prescribed unnecessarily to 17/42 patients with a chronic endodontic abscess. This study concluded that antibiotics prescriptions by Lebanese dentists for the management of endodontic abscesses were inappropriate. Penicillin V potassium (VK) was not available in Lebanon when the study was conducted. Only broad-spectrum antibiotics were prescribed. This finding raises concerns about the emergence of antibiotic resistance.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille
CHU Lille

Collections :

• METRICS : Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694

Submission date :

2023-11-15T08:58:12Z
2024-01-11T09:02:53Z