Use of antibiotic therapy in pediatric dental patients: a review Singh Neeru, Professor & Head, Goyal Virinder, Professor, Shaveta, Post-graduate Student, Parmod Gupta, Sr. Lecturer Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dasmesh Institute of Research and Dental Sciences, Faridkot (Punjab). Address for Correspondence: Neeru Singh, Principal, Professor & Head, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dasmesh Institute of Research and Dental Sciences, Faridkot (Punjab)
Abstract The prevalence of multidrug resistant micro-organisms is increasing due to widespread use of antibiotics. These multidrug resistant organisms are diminishing our ability to control the spread of infectious diseases. At present, there are no antibiotics to which resistance has not appeared. Adental professional must take on the responsibility of proper and judicious use of antibiotics to treat the oral infections. To minimize the rate at which the resistance to antibiotics is developing, antibiotics must be used conservatively. The proper guidelines based on scientific evidence need to be followed by dental professional when prescribing antibiotics for children. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry has recommended the guidelines for conservative use of antibiotics in oral conditions including oral wounds, pulpitis, apical periodontitis, trauma, periodontal diseases and primary herpetic gingivostomatitis in children. If antibiotics are indicated, the antibiotic selection and duration of antibiotic should be based on host risk and severity of infection. Top |