Dental Pharmacology Simplified | A Practical Handbook

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This guide provides an informative and practical overview of pharmacology in dentistry, making it an essential resource for both clinical application and exam preparation. It covers the key medications and principles that ensure safe, effective, and evidence-based dental care, including:

• Analgesics: Learn the pharmacology and clinical use of NSAIDs, acetaminophen, and opioids for managing dental pain safely and effectively.

• Anti-Neuralgic Medications: Understand drug options for trigeminal and neuropathic pain, including dosing, side effects, and dental considerations.

• Local Anaesthetics: Explore mechanisms, administration techniques, and management of complications to ensure precise and comfortable anesthesia delivery.

• Use of Antibiotics in Dentoalveolar Infections: Identify common pathogens and select the most effective antibiotic regimens for acute oral infections.

• Use of Antibiotics in Periodontitis: Review systemic and local antibiotic therapies that enhance periodontal outcomes and reduce recurrence.

• Antibiotic Prophylaxis Against Infective Endocarditis: Master current prophylactic guidelines, recommended regimens, and alternatives for allergic patients.

• Antiviral Medications: Learn indications and dosing for oral viral infections such as herpes simplex and varicella-zoster, with focus on patient safety.

• Antifungal Agents: Compare topical and systemic antifungal options for oral candidiasis, emphasizing efficacy, resistance, and patient compliance.

• Test Your Knowledge: Includes 20 multiple-choice questions with detailed explanations, reflecting board-style pharmacology topics in pain control, antimicrobials, and clinical decision-making.