Antibiotikët në stomatologji: Rezistenca antimikrobike dhe strategjitë për përdorim racional

Antibiotics are among the most commonly used medica tions in dentistry today, both for prophylactic and thera peutic reasons. For prophylactic purposes, antibiotics are used before major surgical interventions in the oral and maxillofacial region, in patients with infective endocarditis, artificial valves, congenital heart anomalies, and in patients with compromised immunity. For therapeutic reasons, an tibiotics in dentistry are used in acute infections such as ulcerative necrotizing gingivitis, acute periapical abscess, and cellulitis. On average, globally, based on data pub lished in scientific journals, dentists prescribe an average of 7-12% of total antibiotic prescriptions. Keywords: microorganisms, antimicrobial resistance, antibiotics.