Corticosteroids in Dental Use

ISBN-13: 9786139455508 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str.

Hersheal Aggarwal; Sowmya Gujjar Vishnu Rao; Sourabh Goel

Opis

Corticosteroids are medicines that are similar to the natural hormone cortisol and belong to the family of drugs called steroids. These drugs have wide spread effects, which include action on body's metabolism, inflammatory processes and immune system. They are often used in treating skin problem, severe allergies, asthma and arthritis. These drugs are also used among patients who have received organ transplants, to reduce the chance or rejection and other immune mediated pathologies. Corticosteroids now days come in a variety of sources, suitable for treating different conditions. Though these drugs are useful in treating many medical conditions they also have many undesirable side effects. These side effects are rare when used for a short time. The major side effect is, they may lower the body's ability to fight off infections or may make infections harder to treat. Other common side effects include changes in appetite (increase or decrease), nervousness, restlessness, sleep problem, indigestion and osteoporosis. Thus we as oral diagnosticians should weigh the advantages and disadvantages prior to prescription of corticosteroids.

O autorze

Dr Hersheal Aggarwal, BDS, MDS, DDS in Michigan University, currently working as an Associate General Dentist in Genting Caring Dentistry is a renowned practitioner working always headed for patients relief and wellbeing. He is an active researcher with apprises.