USO DE ANTIMICROBIANOS SISTÉMICOS POR ODONTÓLOGOS GENERALES PARA EL TRATAMIENTO DE PATOLOGÍAS PULPARES Y PERIAPICALES DE ORIGEN PULPAR

Objective: To describe the habits of systemic antimicrobial use by general dentists in the treatment of pulp and periapical pathology of pulpal origins.Methods: An observational descriptive cross-sectional study was done; the surveyed population consisted of 150 general dentists living at Bucaramanga city who, through a direct interview, answered a previously validated questionnaire. Information was gathered from different variables of interest related to the use of systemic antimicrobials in the pathologies in question. Descriptive statistics and tests of association between variables (Chi2, t Student p = 0.05) were developed based on the information recollected.Results: Between 28% and 68.6% of the dentists always use some antimicrobial for pulp pathologies without being indicated. Between 22.7% and 72% of dentists use some type of prophylactic antimicrobial in patients with a systemic condition. Amoxicillin was the most commonly used antibiotic in all cases. Administration schemes of antimicrobials attended the established recommendations for the treated cases.Conclusion: A high proportion of general dentists in Bucaramanga use systemic antimicrobials in the treatment of pulp and periapical pathology of pulpal origins even if not indicated.

• Autores: Forero Orejarena, Álix; Arregocés Solano, Marcela; Ávila Vera, Juan Carlos; Ortega Herrera, Elaine; Ortiz Bueno, Diana Paola; Gómez Moya, Guillermo
• Fecha de publicación: 2009
• Institución: Universidad Santo Tomás
• Repositorio: Repositorio Institucional USTA
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.usta.edu.co:11634/37043
• Acceso en línea: http://revistas.ustabuca.edu.co/index.php/USTASALUD_ODONTOLOGIA/article/view/1170; http://hdl.handle.net/11634/37043
• License: Derechos de autor 2018 UstaSalud