Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 12

Antibiotic Resistance-as a Threat to the Future and its Role in Dentistry

  • Author:
  • Shruthi Parthasarathy1,, Sarumathi Thirugnanamurthy2, A. Amudhan2, V.T. Hemalatha3, T. Manigandan2
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 1000 to 1002

1Post Graduate, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, BIHER, Chennai

2Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, BIHER, Chennai

3Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, BIHER, Chennai

*Corresponding Author, Shruthi Parthasarathy, Post Graduate, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, BIHER, Chennai, e-mail: drshruthi185@gmail.com

Online published on 31 March, 2020.

Abstract

The prescription of antibiotics is reaching its peak day by day in all specialities. This is causing antibiotic resistance in many bacteria along with evolution of newer multiple drug resistant strains of bacteria. If this situation continues then we would tend to ‘lose battle against the bugs’. Dentistry is a speciality commonly prescribing antibiotics all over the world. Lack of proper knowledge and lethargic attitude of many dentists contribute largely to the increasing antibiotic resistance among patients.

Keywords

Antibiotics, Bacterial resistance, dentistry