Antibiotic Stewardship in Dentistry: Current Practices, Challenges, and Future Directions
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Antimicrobial resistance is a growing global public health threat driven largely by the inappropriate and excessive use of antibiotics across healthcare settings, including dentistry. Dentists contribute significantly to outpatient antibiotic prescribing, yet a substantial proportion of these prescriptions are unnecessary or inconsistent with evidence-based guidelines. This review examines current practices in antibiotic use within dentistry, highlighting appropriate clinical indications, common patterns of misuse, and their implications for patient outcomes and resistance development.
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