1Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Dentistry, Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital, Balasore, Odisha, India
3Assistant Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, SJM Dental College, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India
4Senior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manglore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
5Assistant Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, School of Dental Sciences, Sharda University, India
6Senior Lecturer, Chhattisgarh Dental College and Research Institute, Rajnandgaon, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: contact.drsoumyadev@gmail.com
Online published on 3 March, 2023.
Knowledge and awareness about current concept of drug therapy in dentistry is very important for clinicians to deliver a high quality of care to their patients. Most of the patients report to dental setup with the chief complaint of pain and swelling. Efficient utilization of latest regimen of analgesics and antibiotics not only helps in reducing pain and swelling but also build up good trust with the dentist. In the present time numerous newer analgesics like ketorolac and tramadol are available in the market. This review article gives an overview of newer analgesics, antibiotics, local anesthetic agents, and delivery devices which will enable the dentist to provide Painless Dentistry.
Drugs, Dentistry, Analgesic, Antibiotics, Endodontics