NCT04747743

Usage of Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Survey Among Egyptian Dental Practitioners

Assessment of Dentist Pharmacist Communication About Usage of Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Survey Among Egyptian Dental Practitioners

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 170 (actual)
• Sponsor: Future University in Egypt · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

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

Detailed 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

Conditions

• Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
• Bruxism

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	a self structured questionnaire	A self structured questionnaire to assess knowledge of skeletal muscle use in dental practice

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-02-10
• Primary completion: 2021-03-10
• Completion: 2021-03-15
• First posted: 2021-02-10
• Last updated: 2022-05-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt