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Odontologia Clínico-Científica (Online)

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Abstract

CARVALHO, Matheus Furtado de et al. Level of information and therapeutic behavior of students and dentists about corticosteroids. Odontol. Clín.-Cient. (Online) [online]. 2010, vol.9, n.3, pp. 229-234. ISSN 1677-3888.

OBJETIVE: evaluate the degree of technical-scientific information on pharmacology and therapy of corticosteroids in students and dentists. METHODS: cross-sectional study, 60 participants answered a questionnaire, and some of the topics verified were: average for the prescription of corticosteroids during the 15 days, indications, advantages of the effect, contra-indications and adverse effects of corticosteroids, and behavior pattern prescription in a clinical case oflmandibular third molar's removal, which could apply the use of corticosteroids. Techniques of descriptive and inferential statistics were used. RESULTS: It was found that only 21.6% of participants used corticosteroids during that period, which represented only 11.5% of prescriptions for medicines. On the level of information, the results show that the participants know the indications and beneficial effects of these drugs, but lack of knowledge about contra-indications and undesirable eff ects. Approximately 78% of the sample responded properly to the case, but there was restriction of the participants to apply therapy with corticosteroids. It was observed that there is a clear need of improving the knowledge for appropriating use of these drugs in dentistry.

Keywords : Pharmacology; Corticosteroids; Prescriptions of drugs.

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