Research Article
Antibiotic Prescribing Habits of Dental Surgeons in Hyderabad City, India, for Pulpal and Periapical Pathologies: A Survey
Table 4
Endodontic conditions necessitating antibiotics prescription.
| Conditions | Number of respondents (%) |
| (a) Irreversible pulpitis, mod/severe preop. symptoms | 131 (60.6%) | (b) Irreversible pulpitis with acute apical periodontitis, mod/severe preop. symptoms | 141 (65.2%) | (c) Necrotic pulp with chronic apical periodontitis, no swelling, no/mild preop. symptoms | 97 (44.9%) | (d) Necrotic pulp with acute apical periodontitis, no swelling, mod/severe preop. symptoms | 123 (56.9%) | (e) Necrotic pulp with chronic apical periodontitis, sinus tract present, no/mild preop. symptoms | 150 (69.4%) | (f) Necrotic pulp with acute apical periodontitis, swelling present, mod/severe preop. symptoms | 199 (92.1%) |
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