Open AccessANTI-INFLAMMATORIES AND ANALGESICS IN PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
Author(s) -
Irina Lupșe,
Alexandrina Muntean,
Ioana-Andreea Chiș,
Anca-Ioana Daniliuc,
Mircea Ghergie
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
romanian journal of stomatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6078
pISSN - 1843-0805
DOI - 10.37897/rjs.2021.2.1
Subject(s) - medical prescription , medicine , drug , alternative medicine , dentistry , intensive care medicine , pharmacology , pathology
Analgesics are used to reduce pain, which is the main symptom experienced in dental inflammatory pathologies. Painkillers are among the most used drugs in dentistry, along with anti-inflammatories and antibiotics. A lack of knowledge regarding well-defined prescription protocols has been observed. The aim of this study was to revise and update the prescription of anti-inflammatories and analgesics according to the latest guidelines. We performed electronic research of selected databases: PubMed, Google Scholar, AAPD, from 2010-2020, in order to identify the most frequent anti-inflammatories and analgesics used in paediatric dentistry. Approximately 25% of all adverse drug reactions are the consequences of treatments with anti-inflammatory drugs. This paper focuses on both the correct and wrong prescription of medication in paediatric dentistry, as well as on the short and long-term side-effects of this prescription.