Nivel de conocimiento en estudiantes de pregrado de odontología sobre prescripción de analgésicos, antiinflamatorios y antibióticos en odontopediatría

• Autores: Requejo-Bustamante, Ana Patricia Requejo-Bustamante, Perona-Miguel de Priego, Guido Alberto
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Universidad Científica del Sur
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Científica del Sur
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.cientifica.edu.pe:article/1736
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.cientifica.edu.pe/index.php/odontologica/article/view/1736
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: knowledge; anti-inflammatories; antibiotics; pediatric dentistry; conocimiento; antiinflamatorios; antibióticos; odontopediatría

Objective: To determine the level of knowledge about the prescription of analgesics, anti-inflammatories and antibiotics in pediatric dentistry of undergraduate dental students. Methodology: This study was descriptive, transversal and observational. The sample included 84 students. The instrument was a questionnaire validated by expert judgment which contained 22 questions divided into 2 parts, 11 questions on NSAIDs and 11 questions on antibiotics, indicating whether the level of knowledge was adequate or inadequate. Results: The level of knowledge in the use of analgesics and anti-inflammatories in undergraduate students of cycle XII was insufficient (90.5%), followed by 82.9% in cycle X and finally 82.1% in cycle VIII also insufficient. In relation to antibiotics in cycle VIII there was 85.7% insufficient knowledge, in cycle X it was 68.6%, and finally in cycle XII 61.9%, also was insufficient. Conclusions: The undergraduate students presented mostly insufficient level of knowledge in the use of analgesics, anti-inflammatories and antibiotics.