Assessment of antibiotic prescription and application in small animal dentistry

Some dental treatments may lead to oral infections although there were no previous signs of infection. Therefore, preventing the infection and acknowledging infectious complications should be one of the main priorities. Prescribing antibiotics as prophylaxis can minimize the probability of infection. In this study, field surveys were conducted in Tehran veterinary clinics and Kerman veterinary clinics. These surveys were conducted considering initial conditions for antibiotic administration. After analysis of empirical data, a survey for correct antibiotic selection factors, right dosage of antibiotics and appropriate period for treatment was conducted. In the following, complications that can threat patient’s life in case of antibiotic nonconformity and prophylaxis were expressed. The main consumption of antibiotics is limited to treatment process (for conditions such as cellulite, acute dentoalveolic abscess, pericoronitis, osteomyelitis and etc.) and prevention process (preventions needed for post operation wounds, general or partial weakness of immune system and etc.). Non-principled prescription of antibiotics can lead to gastrointestinal symptoms, more infection, drug resistance, drug interaction and etc. The disadvantage of unnecessary consumption is that the doctor won’t notice that with prescribing a lower dosage, the effect will remain but the side effect will decrease. Unnecessary consumption of antibiotics is a common issue. However, not only it does not reduce the possibility of infection, but also is harmful. Unfortunately, there is no specific strategy based on previous evidence for prescribing antibiotics in oral and dental disease specially in small animals. Therefore, prescriptions are based on experience, expenses, application methods used by owners and etc.

کلیدواژه ها:

Antibiotic ، Small Animal ، Dentistry