Antibiotic prescription behavior of specialists in endodontics

Samuel Henrique Câmara de-bem, Juliane nhata, Luciana Cavali SANTELLO, Rayana Longo BIGHETTI, Antonio Miranda da CRUZ FILHO

Introduction: The present study proposed to determine the antibiotic prescription behavior of endodontic specialists regarding antibiotic administration timing, indication and first choice options. Methodology: A four-question questionnaire was delivered to 105 endodontists in São Paulo state, Brazil. The results were statistically analyzed. Results: Within the interviewed specialists, 48.5% were male and 51.5% female. Amoxicillin was the first choice antibiotic for 84.7% of professionals. For a scenario of penicillin allergic patients, 47.6% would prescribe clindamycin and 42.8% azithromycin. The great majority (79%) indicates antibiotics administration for a period of 5 to 7 days. Close to one third of interviewed individuals inadequately indicated antibiotic therapy. Conclusion: The majority of professionals were able to correctly select the antibiotic for non-allergic and penicillin allergic patients, as well as regarding the administration timing. On the other hand, there are still professionals inappropriately applying antibiotic therapies, favoring bacterial resistance.

Keywords: Antibiotic therapy. Endodontics. Bacterial resistance.

How to cite: De-Bem SHC, Nhata J, Santello LC, Bighetti RL, CruzFilhoAM. Antibiotic prescription behavior of specialists in endodontics. Dental Press Endod. 2011 Oct-Dec;1(3):88-93.

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