Open Access
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, volume 20, issue 11, pages 6025
Antibiotics in Dentistry: A Narrative Review of the Evidence beyond the Myth
MARIA CONTALDO
1
,
Francesco D’Ambrosio
2
,
Giuseppe A. Ferraro
1
,
Dario Di Stasio
1
,
Maria Pia Di Palo
2
,
Rosario Serpico
1
,
Michele Simeone
3
Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2023-06-01
Quartile SCImago
Q2
Quartile WOS
—
Impact factor: —
ISSN: 16617827, 16604601
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Abstract
Antibiotics have undoubtedly revolutionized medicine and the health and survival of patients with life-threatening infections, being nonetheless free from potential adverse effects, and the risk of intestinal dysbiosis, antimicrobial resistance, and the resulting consequences for the patient’s health and the public purse. The present study narratively reviewed the epidemiological data on worldwide antibiotic consumption and administration in dental practice, patients’ adherence to prescriptions, the antimicrobial resistance phenomenon in dentistry, and the evidence supporting and recommending appropriate antibiotic use in dental care. Eligible systematic reviews and original studies in humans published in the English language from January 2000 to 26 January 2023 were considered. A total of 78 studies, 47 on the epidemiology of antibiotic use and prescription in dentistry, 6 on antibiotic therapy in dentistry, 12 on antibiotic prophylaxis in dentistry, 0 on adherence of dental patients to antibiotic prescription, and 13 on antimicrobial resistance in dentistry, were presently considered. Retrieved evidence revealed that antibiotics are frequently overused and misused in dental practice, dental patients frequently do not adhere to prescriptions, and antimicrobial resistance in dentistry is a still rising phenomenon also secondary to improper oral antiseptics use. The present findings highlighted the need to establish more evidence-based and accurate antibiotic prescriptions to sensitize dentists and dental patients to minimize and rationalize the use of antibiotics only when it is indicated and necessary, improve patients’ adherence, and enhance knowledge and awareness of the antimicrobial resistance in dentistry.
Top-30
Citations by journals
|
1
2
3
|
|
|
Antibiotics
3 publications, 27.27%
|
|
|
Archives of Microbiology
1 publication, 9.09%
|
|
|
Russian Chemical Reviews
1 publication, 9.09%
|
|
|
Journal of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
1 publication, 9.09%
|
|
|
Anti-Infective Agents
1 publication, 9.09%
|
|
|
Evidence-Based Dentistry
1 publication, 9.09%
|
|
|
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
1 publication, 9.09%
|
|
|
Journal of Clinical Medicine
1 publication, 9.09%
|
|
|
1
2
3
|
Citations by publishers
|
1
2
3
4
5
|
|
|
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
5 publications, 45.45%
|
|
|
Springer Nature
3 publications, 27.27%
|
|
|
Autonomous Non-profit Organization Editorial Board of the journal Uspekhi Khimii
1 publication, 9.09%
|
|
|
Medknow Publications
1 publication, 9.09%
|
|
|
Bentham Science
1 publication, 9.09%
|
|
|
1
2
3
4
5
|
- We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
- Statistics recalculated only for publications connected to researchers, organizations and labs registered on the platform.
- Statistics recalculated weekly.
{"yearsCitations":{"type":"bar","data":{"show":true,"labels":[2023,2024],"ids":[0,0],"codes":[0,0],"imageUrls":["",""],"datasets":[{"label":"Citations number","data":[1,10],"backgroundColor":["#3B82F6","#3B82F6"],"percentage":["9.09","90.91"],"barThickness":null}]},"options":{"indexAxis":"x","maintainAspectRatio":true,"scales":{"y":{"ticks":{"precision":0,"autoSkip":false,"font":{"family":"Montserrat"},"color":"#000000"},"stacked":false},"x":{"ticks":{"stepSize":1,"precision":0,"font":{"family":"Montserrat"},"color":"#000000"},"stacked":false}},"plugins":{"legend":{"position":"top","labels":{"font":{"family":"Montserrat"},"color":"#000000"}},"title":{"display":true,"text":"Citations per year","font":{"size":24,"family":"Montserrat","weight":600},"color":"#000000"}}}},"journals":{"type":"bar","data":{"show":true,"labels":["Antibiotics","Archives of Microbiology","Russian Chemical Reviews","Journal of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics","Anti-Infective Agents","Evidence-Based Dentistry","International Journal of Molecular Sciences","Journal of Clinical Medicine"],"ids":[1488,23040,23802,64334,20038,4359,14627,26234],"codes":[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],"imageUrls":["\/storage\/images\/resized\/MjH1ITP7lMYGxeqUZfkt2BnVLgjkk413jwBV97XX_medium.webp","\/storage\/images\/resized\/voXLqlsvTwv5p3iMQ8Dhs95nqB4AXOG7Taj7G4ra_medium.webp","\/storage\/images\/resized\/9Mus3KG1Tkd7Bwaurt8H3RwWh0CxRlGoO6ng9UK1_medium.webp","","\/storage\/images\/resized\/doUaFUZdxUEQjLi1TwZjGHi8HXYNWWSk04dSC6Xh_medium.webp","\/storage\/images\/resized\/voXLqlsvTwv5p3iMQ8Dhs95nqB4AXOG7Taj7G4ra_medium.webp","\/storage\/images\/resized\/MjH1ITP7lMYGxeqUZfkt2BnVLgjkk413jwBV97XX_medium.webp","\/storage\/images\/resized\/MjH1ITP7lMYGxeqUZfkt2BnVLgjkk413jwBV97XX_medium.webp"],"datasets":[{"label":"","data":[3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1],"backgroundColor":["#3B82F6","#3B82F6","#3B82F6","#3B82F6","#3B82F6","#3B82F6","#3B82F6","#3B82F6"],"percentage":[27.27,9.09,9.09,9.09,9.09,9.09,9.09,9.09],"barThickness":13}]},"options":{"indexAxis":"y","maintainAspectRatio":false,"scales":{"y":{"ticks":{"precision":0,"autoSkip":false,"font":{"family":"Montserrat"},"color":"#000000"},"stacked":false},"x":{"ticks":{"stepSize":null,"precision":0,"font":{"family":"Montserrat"},"color":"#000000"},"stacked":false}},"plugins":{"legend":{"position":"top","labels":{"font":{"family":"Montserrat"},"color":"#000000"}},"title":{"display":true,"text":"Journals","font":{"size":24,"family":"Montserrat","weight":600},"color":"#000000"}}}},"publishers":{"type":"bar","data":{"show":true,"labels":["Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)","Springer Nature","Autonomous Non-profit Organization Editorial Board of the journal Uspekhi Khimii","Medknow Publications","Bentham Science"],"ids":[202,8,9422,6894,39],"codes":[0,0,0,0,0],"imageUrls":["\/storage\/images\/resized\/MjH1ITP7lMYGxeqUZfkt2BnVLgjkk413jwBV97XX_medium.webp","\/storage\/images\/resized\/voXLqlsvTwv5p3iMQ8Dhs95nqB4AXOG7Taj7G4ra_medium.webp","\/storage\/images\/resized\/9Mus3KG1Tkd7Bwaurt8H3RwWh0CxRlGoO6ng9UK1_medium.webp","","\/storage\/images\/resized\/doUaFUZdxUEQjLi1TwZjGHi8HXYNWWSk04dSC6Xh_medium.webp"],"datasets":[{"label":"","data":[5,3,1,1,1],"backgroundColor":["#3B82F6","#3B82F6","#3B82F6","#3B82F6","#3B82F6"],"percentage":[45.45,27.27,9.09,9.09,9.09],"barThickness":13}]},"options":{"indexAxis":"y","maintainAspectRatio":false,"scales":{"y":{"ticks":{"precision":0,"autoSkip":false,"font":{"family":"Montserrat"},"color":"#000000"},"stacked":false},"x":{"ticks":{"stepSize":null,"precision":0,"font":{"family":"Montserrat"},"color":"#000000"},"stacked":false}},"plugins":{"legend":{"position":"top","labels":{"font":{"family":"Montserrat"},"color":"#000000"}},"title":{"display":true,"text":"Publishers","font":{"size":24,"family":"Montserrat","weight":600},"color":"#000000"}}}},"yearsCitationsQuartiles":{"type":"bar","data":{"show":true,"labels":[2023,2024],"ids":[],"codes":[],"imageUrls":[],"datasets":[{"label":"Q4","backgroundColor":"rgb(221,90,78)","data":[0,1],"percentage":["0","9.09"]},{"label":"Q3","backgroundColor":"rgb(251, 163,83)","data":[0,1],"percentage":["0","9.09"]},{"label":"Q2","backgroundColor":"rgb(232, 213, 89)","data":[0,1],"percentage":["0","9.09"]},{"label":"Q1","backgroundColor":"rgb(164, 207, 99)","data":[0,6],"percentage":["0","54.55"]},{"label":"Quartile not defined","backgroundColor":"#E5E7EB","data":[1,1],"percentage":["9.09","9.09"]}]},"options":{"indexAxis":"x","maintainAspectRatio":true,"scales":{"y":{"ticks":{"precision":0,"autoSkip":false,"font":{"family":"Montserrat"},"color":"#000000"},"stacked":true},"x":{"ticks":{"stepSize":1,"precision":0,"font":{"family":"Montserrat"},"color":"#000000"},"stacked":true}},"plugins":{"legend":{"position":"top","labels":{"font":{"family":"Montserrat"},"color":"#000000"}},"title":{"display":true,"text":"Citations quartiles by SCImago per year","font":{"size":24,"family":"Montserrat","weight":600},"color":"#000000"}}}},"yearsCitationsQuartilesWs":{"type":"bar","data":{"show":true,"labels":[2023,2024],"ids":[],"codes":[],"imageUrls":[],"datasets":[{"label":"Q4","backgroundColor":"rgb(221,90,78)","data":[0,0],"percentage":["0","0"]},{"label":"Q3","backgroundColor":"rgb(251, 163,83)","data":[0,1],"percentage":["0","9.09"]},{"label":"Q2","backgroundColor":"rgb(232, 213, 89)","data":[0,1],"percentage":["0","9.09"]},{"label":"Q1","backgroundColor":"rgb(164, 207, 99)","data":[0,5],"percentage":["0","45.45"]},{"label":"Quartile not defined","backgroundColor":"#E5E7EB","data":[1,3],"percentage":["9.09","27.27"]}]},"options":{"indexAxis":"x","maintainAspectRatio":true,"scales":{"y":{"ticks":{"precision":0,"autoSkip":false,"font":{"family":"Montserrat"},"color":"#000000"},"stacked":true},"x":{"ticks":{"stepSize":1,"precision":0,"font":{"family":"Montserrat"},"color":"#000000"},"stacked":true}},"plugins":{"legend":{"position":"top","labels":{"font":{"family":"Montserrat"},"color":"#000000"}},"title":{"display":true,"text":"Citations quartiles by WoS per year","font":{"size":24,"family":"Montserrat","weight":600},"color":"#000000"}}}}}
Are you a researcher?
Create a profile to get free access to personal recommendations for colleagues and new articles.
Metrics
Cite this
GOST |
RIS |
BibTex |
MLA
Cite this
GOST
Copy
CONTALDO M. et al. Antibiotics in Dentistry: A Narrative Review of the Evidence beyond the Myth // International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023. Vol. 20. No. 11. p. 6025.
GOST all authors (up to 50)
Copy
CONTALDO M., D’Ambrosio F., Ferraro G. A., Di Stasio D., Di Palo M. P., Serpico R., Simeone M. Antibiotics in Dentistry: A Narrative Review of the Evidence beyond the Myth // International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023. Vol. 20. No. 11. p. 6025.
Cite this
RIS
Copy
TY - JOUR
DO - 10.3390/ijerph20116025
UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20116025
TI - Antibiotics in Dentistry: A Narrative Review of the Evidence beyond the Myth
T2 - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
AU - CONTALDO, MARIA
AU - D’Ambrosio, Francesco
AU - Ferraro, Giuseppe A.
AU - Di Stasio, Dario
AU - Di Palo, Maria Pia
AU - Serpico, Rosario
AU - Simeone, Michele
PY - 2023
DA - 2023/06/01 00:00:00
PB - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
SP - 6025
IS - 11
VL - 20
SN - 1661-7827
SN - 1660-4601
ER -
Cite this
BibTex
Copy
@article{2023_CONTALDO,
author = {MARIA CONTALDO and Francesco D’Ambrosio and Giuseppe A. Ferraro and Dario Di Stasio and Maria Pia Di Palo and Rosario Serpico and Michele Simeone},
title = {Antibiotics in Dentistry: A Narrative Review of the Evidence beyond the Myth},
journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health},
year = {2023},
volume = {20},
publisher = {Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)},
month = {jun},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20116025},
number = {11},
pages = {6025},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph20116025}
}
Cite this
MLA
Copy
CONTALDO, MARIA, et al. “Antibiotics in Dentistry: A Narrative Review of the Evidence beyond the Myth.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 20, no. 11, Jun. 2023, p. 6025. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20116025.