ABSTRACT

Pulpits is a condition that causes painful inflammation of the pulp. It can occur in one or more teeth, and is caused by bacteria that invade the tooth's pulp, causing it to swell. There are two forms of pulpitis: reversible and irreversible. The relief and management of pain by the operator reflects the quality of treatment given thus providing the patient comfort and an improved quality of life. Hence it is extremely important for dentists to have a thorough knowledge on analgesics and their effects in order to correctly prescribe the drug based on the amount of pain experienced by the patient. This study aimed to find the pattern of analgesics prescribed by undergraduate students for irreversible pulpitis and apical periodontitis. In order to determine the common trends in prescribing analgesics for pulpitis and also in order to create awareness a questionnaire comprising 15 questions was prepared. This survey based study was carried between the month of December- January 2020. This survey was carried out with the help of an online platform. Around 100 undergraduate students participated in this survey. Based on the responses, data was collected and tabulated in an Excel sheet. This was followed by transferring the Excel tabulated data to SPSS for data analysis. Based on the analysis the results were tabulated. In this study the commonly prescribed analgesic for pulpitis was found to be zerodol p 50 % followed by acetaminophen 30% and ibuprofen 20%. Majority of the students preferred to prescribe non opioids 70 % whereas the remaining 30% preferred opioids. More than half of the participants prescribed antibiotics like amoxicillin 500 mg 3 times a day for a duration of 5- 7 days (58%) .The most common side effect of NSAIDS was found to be gastric erosion (50%) Majority of the students stated that the abbreviated name is an error faced while prescribing analgesics (50%) Within the limitations of the study, Prescribing Non opioids were preferred rather than prescribing opioids in case of pulpitis and the most frequently prescribed drug was found to be zerodol p. However, undergraduate students faced errors while prescribing medicines. Gradual experience and vigilant supervision on prescription patterns of medicines can overcome such errors in future. Keywords: Analgesics, root canals, pulpitis
Publication date: 01/08/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.8.1037