Usage of Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Survey Among Egyptian Dental Practitioners

Future University in Egypt

Status: Completed

Conditions: Bruxism; Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Treatments: Other: a self structured questionnaire

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04747743

FUE.REC 1/1-2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pharmacists may also logistically serve as ideal health-care destinations to implement and deliver prevention, early intervention, and referral of oral health services to reduce the incidence of potentially preventable oral conditions including tooth decay, gum disease, and oral cancer. Interprofessional teamwork between pharmacist and dentistry may help to encourage pharmacists to take a more active role in promoting oral health. By providing information and assistance for self-care and the use of over the counter (OTC) products for minor problems on oral health, it can provide better patient care in the Malaysian health-care system

Full description

Skeletal muscle relaxants (SMR) are a diverse group of medications that are not chemically related like other drug classes and work through a variety of mechanisms. The term "muscle relaxant" is used to refer to two major therapeutic groups: neuromuscular blockers and spasmolytic. Some of them are working mainly through the central nervous system; they have many adverse effects such as sedation and dizziness that may limit their use.

Pharmacists may also logistically serve as ideal health-care destinations to implement and deliver prevention, early intervention, and referral of oral health services to reduce the incidence of potentially preventable oral conditions including tooth decay, gum disease, and oral cancer. Interprofessional teamwork between pharmacist and dentistry may help to encourage pharmacists to take a more active role in promoting oral health. By providing information and assistance for self-care and the use of over the counter (OTC) products for minor problems on oral health, it can provide better patient care in the Malaysian health-care system

Enrollment: 170 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• academic dental practitioners in Egypt
• nonacademic dental practitioners in Egypt

Exclusion criteria

• Age less than 20 or more than 60
• Non-dental

Trial design

170 participants in 1 patient group

Egyptian dental practitioners

Description:

170 dental practitioners in Egypt (professionals both academic and nonacademic).

Treatment:

Other: a self structured questionnaire