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Medications Affecting Treatment Outcomes in Dentistry: Part 2
Gayathri Subramanian1, Davis C Thomas1, Dipti Bhatnagar2
1Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, 110 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
Dental Clinics of North America
|September 7, 2024
Summary
Medically complex patients on multiple medications require careful dental treatment planning. Understanding medication impacts is crucial for safe and effective dental care outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Dental medicine
- Pharmacology
- Patient safety
Background:
- Medically complex patients frequently require dental care.
- Polypharmacy is common in these patients.
- Medications can significantly affect dental treatment tolerance and outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the impact of medications on dental treatment.
- To outline a critical appraisal process for relevant literature.
- To understand emerging findings and their clinical implications.
Main Methods:
- Active critical appraisal of current scientific literature.
- Identification and illustration of models describing medication effects.
- Focus on paradigms relevant to dental treatment.
Main Results:
- Recognizing medication impacts is essential for practitioners.
- Understanding drug interactions is key to patient management.
- Literature appraisal informs treatment planning and outcomes.
Conclusions:
- Dental practitioners must comprehend medication effects in complex patients.
- Systematic literature review aids in managing polypharmacy in dentistry.
- This approach enhances patient safety and treatment success.
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