Sublingual drug dispensing prosthesis.
Sublingual mode of drug administration is one of the fastest and predictable methods of drug delivery to the patient. Some patients, due to the pathological or psychological reasons, experience considerable difficulty in retaining the sub-lingual tablets. Therefore, often they either swallow or chew the sublingual tablets, thus reducing the efficacy of the medicines. Sublingual drug dispensing prosthesis is a special type of appliance that helps such patients to house the sublingual tablets in special slots in an intra-oral appliance, and thus enhances proposed drug delivery and improves the patient's health.
Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, India.
Dhanraj
D
Ganapthy
Padma
P
Ariga
Anand
A
Selvaraj
D000286:Administration, Sublingual; D004337:Drug Carriers; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007548:Isosorbide Dinitrate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013607:Tablets; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage
D004337:Drug Carriers; D013607:Tablets; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D009543:Nifedipine; D007548:Isosorbide Dinitrate