Gum disease - This is a symptom indicating the presence of the disease and can be caused by various factors. It is from them and the cause of the disease should proceed the attending physician, in the appointment of drugs. Let's take a closer look at how the process of treatment with antibiotics.
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Gum Disease and Antibiotics
So, a small swelling is not a serious indication for the prescription of potent drugs, unless there are other symptoms of the disease. For example, a dentist might recommend taking certain antimicrobial agents after tooth extraction, so that inflammation does not develop. And in cases of severe inflammation in the oral cavity, antibiotic intake becomes an integral part of treatment, as well as oral hygiene.
Nowadays, the use of antibiotics to block inflammation in the oral cavity is an effective means. Broad-spectrum antimicrobials are usually prescribed for a slight inflammation, without any other prominent symptoms indicating the presence of the disease. Synthetic drugs are prescribed only with the confidence of the dentist in the correct diagnosis and careful study of the symptoms of the disease. The group of antibiotics and their form are selected taking into account contraindications to them.
Often patients with gum disease ask if they can be used. antimicrobial drugs and what with gum disease? If the inflammatory process is not captured on time and running, then antibiotics can not be avoided. It poisons the whole body, and antibiotics are able to relieve inflammation locally, and acting on the whole body, restore its functions.
Antibiotic Forms
There are forms of antibiotics used in dentistry, with inflammation of the gums: rinses, ointments, gels, tablets, capsules, intramuscular injections. Which type is applicable in each case of gum inflammation the attending physician knows, for this a thorough examination of the oral cavity is necessary. For example, tablets with antibiotics. prescribed when running forms, severe inflammation of the gums, and rinse solutions are used only after brushing your teeth to reduce the number of bacteria.
With the wrong selection of antibiotics, various side effects can occur: fever, upset stomach, allergic reactions, diarrhea and others. Therefore, you should not be treated on your own, because this may result in irreversible consequences.
Indications for treatment with antibiotics
Serious indications for combating inflammation with antibiotics are:
- Necrotizing gingivitis;
- Medium, severe periodontitis.
For example, inflammation of the gums, leading to periodontitis, is triggered by gram-negative anaerobic bacteria and protozoa. So, the dentist, considering this factor, chooses antibacterial drugs of these groups:
- Glycosamides;
- Fluoroquinolones.
Metronidazole will be an adjunct in the main treatment with antibiotics. He is appointed three times a day, 500 mg for 10 days. Pharmacies issued only with a prescription.
Glycosamide antibiotics
Among this group of drugs for the treatment of inflammatory processes in the gums are used:
- Lincomycin 0.25 (capsules).They are prescribed two capsules three times a day, the duration of taking the medicine is 10 days.
- Lincomycin 30% (solution for intramuscular injection). Injections are made twice a day, 2 ml with an interval of twelve hours, the treatment lasts 10 days.
This drug acts only on small group of microorganismstherefore, its main disadvantage in low efficiency, after the first course, which often ends in relapse of periodontitis, requires the second. In addition, patients often complain of problems with the gastrointestinal tract that occur after using the drug in the form of a capsule. Therefore, intramuscular injections are a more effective and safe method of treatment.
Clindamycin is often used in the treatment of periodontitis. This drug is considered more effective, so it is his often prefer lincomycin. Pharmacies sell such forms of it.
- Clindamycin 150 mg capsules. The drug is used 3 times a day, 2 capsules (300 mg) for 10 days.
- Clindamycin for injection. Intramuscular injections are given twice a day at an interval of twelve hours, the course is 10 days.
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics
In dentistry, another group of drugs for the treatment of inflammatory processes of the oral cavity is used. fluoroquinolones. This group of antimicrobial drugs is prescribed to patients with diabetes mellitus, as well as with a low sensitivity of bacteria to other groups of drugs.
Comprehensive treatment will be as follows:
- Nomitsin 400mg - tablets. (The main substance is norfloxacin). It is applied twice a day, one tablet per week, with special indications, the course is extended to 10 days.
- Cifloks 250mg - tablets. (The main substance is ciprofloxacin). Reception is made twice a day, 1 tablet, the course lasts 7-10 days.
- Tarivid 250mg in pill form. (The main substance is ofloxacin). Apply 2 times a day, 1 tablet, the duration of the reception 7 - 10 days.
Any listed drugs are prescription. That is, released only upon presentation of the prescription.
What threatens to inject an anti-inflammatory drug in the gums?
The method of injection into the gums has recently been used in dental clinics in Russia. Today, you can also find a similar method of treating inflammation. Foreign dentists warn about the obvious risk and harm of this procedure.
If the dentist proposes an injection in the gum, then immediately refuse his services and contact another doctor. Obviously, thanks to this method of relieving inflammation, visible changes in the gums with the removal of symptoms will not take long to wait and after two procedures pain, bleeding and swelling will disappear. But this is not a reason for such a dangerous procedure.
If you enter directly into the gum anti-inflammatory drugit is expected to have a high concentration in the area of the gums and bone tissue. This leads to the rapid destruction of a large area of pathogenic microflora. Patients may argue, saying that it is precisely this effect that they need. But in essence, the process of destruction of bacterial microflora must be gradual, otherwise toxins will be released. It happens so, with a single destruction of a large number of microorganisms, there is the same release of toxins, this leads to the necrosis of periodontal tissues.
Speaking simple by languageit turns out that amid the disappeared symptoms of inflammation, the connection between the bone tissue and the tooth is broken. it leads to irreversible shakiness and loss of healthy teeth. So any antibiotic with inflammation of the gums should be administered exclusively by intramuscular route.
Memo to the patient
The most important thing that the patient should remember: the use of antibacterial drugs is carried out only after consulting with a qualified doctor, that he will be able to diagnose and determine expediency of treating inflammation one or another drug in each case.The clinical picture of the disease shows the duration and dosage of treatment.
In addition, even the most powerful antibacterial drug is only one part of a comprehensive treatment. Use it alone, without other dental procedures. will not have a therapeutic effect, only for a short period of time will remove the visible symptoms of the disease. In the future, he expects aggravation of the disease with increased symptoms, and repeated treatment will not be so effective.
Also, do not forget that self-administration of anti-inflammatory drugs is dangerous to health. Despite their composition, which affects the destruction of microorganisms, they still harm the body. Therefore, to treat antibiotics toothache caused by another reason is unwise.
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