BACKGROUND: Candida albicans is an opportunistic agent that colonizes the oral mucosa. OBJECTIVES: To determine the attitude of Spanish dentists toward the oral treatment of candidiasis. METHOD: Between May and November 2006, a questionnaire was circulated to a random selection of 1134 dentists obtained from the General Dental Council's main list. The survey consisted of a block of socio-demographic items followed by another block related to the diagnosis and treatment of oral candidiasis. Replies to the questionnaire were received from 840 (74%) dentists. RESULTS: 50.4% of respondents were men, and 48.1% were female with a mean age of 38 and 12.2 years of professional experience. Miconazole was the most popular choice of antifungal agent prescribed (59.3%), followed by nystatin (57.7%) for topical use. Systemic antifungal agents were used by 30.20% of dentists, with a strong association between their use and the number of years in practice, gender and professional qualifications (P < 0.005). CONCLUSION: Most Spanish dentists make clinical diagnosis and treat oral infections by C. albicans themselves with topical drugs (miconazole and nystatin) as a first choice. Systemic treatments are more commonly chosen by male dentists with long professional experience, especially by stomatologists.
BACKGROUND:Candida albicans is an opportunistic agent that colonizes the oral mucosa. OBJECTIVES: To determine the attitude of Spanish dentists toward the oral treatment of candidiasis. METHOD: Between May and November 2006, a questionnaire was circulated to a random selection of 1134 dentists obtained from the General Dental Council's main list. The survey consisted of a block of socio-demographic items followed by another block related to the diagnosis and treatment of oral candidiasis. Replies to the questionnaire were received from 840 (74%) dentists. RESULTS: 50.4% of respondents were men, and 48.1% were female with a mean age of 38 and 12.2 years of professional experience. Miconazole was the most popular choice of antifungal agent prescribed (59.3%), followed by nystatin (57.7%) for topical use. Systemic antifungal agents were used by 30.20% of dentists, with a strong association between their use and the number of years in practice, gender and professional qualifications (P < 0.005). CONCLUSION: Most Spanish dentists make clinical diagnosis and treat oral infections by C. albicans themselves with topical drugs (miconazole and nystatin) as a first choice. Systemic treatments are more commonly chosen by male dentists with long professional experience, especially by stomatologists.
Authors: Juha Grönlund; Teijo I Saari; Nora Hagelberg; Pertti J Neuvonen; Klaus T Olkkola; Kari Laine Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother Date: 2010-12-20 Impact factor: 5.191
Authors: Maria Helena Figueiral; Patrícia Fonseca; Maria Manuel Lopes; Eugénia Pinto; Teresa Pereira-Leite; Benedita Sampaio-Maia Journal: Open Dent J Date: 2015-01-30