Determination of Preferred Drugs in Management of Dental Pain and Infection

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Dental pain is one of the most important complaints that cause patients to refer to a dentist and drug therapy is often the preferred treatment option for treatment of it. The aim of this study is to determine the most preferred pain reliever and antibiotic group drugs in dental pain and infection treatment. METHODS: 80 dentists working in private or public institutions in Van provinces and provinces, 558 patients aged 18 years or more, who met the inclusion criteria, from the patients who applied to Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery were included in the study. Questionnaires were applied to patients and dentists. The obtained data were analyzed statistically. RESULTS: Of the 558 patients included in the study, 204 were male (36.6%) and 354 (63.4%) were female. Of the 80 dentists included in the study, 54 (67.5%) were male and 26 (32.5%) were female. The most commonly used analgesics were dexketoprofen (29%), paracetamol (28.5%) and flurbiprofen (20%). The most frequently used antibiotics were amoxicillin+clavulanic acid (51.4%), amoxicillin (14.3%), cephalosporin (7%). The most frequently prescribed analgesics were dexketoprofen (33.75%), naproxen sodium (17.5%), flurbiprofen (17.5%), paracetamol (16.25%), etodolacil (11.25%). The most commonly prescribed antibiotics were amoxicillin+clavulonic acid (66.25%), amoxicillin (16.25%) and cephalosporin (5%). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: In this study, dexketoprofen and amoxicillin+clavulonic acid were the most commonly preferred drugs and should be considered in the choice of drug in the management of dental pain and infection.

Keywords

• analgesic
• antibiotic
• dental pain
• infection
• dexketoprofen
• amoxicillin