title: Prescribing for mucosal disease in primary dental care.
abstract: Oral mucosal disease has a variety of causes, some of which are due to dysfunction of the immune system. Recurrent aphthous stomatitis and oral lichen planus are the mucosal diseases of unknown cause seen most frequently in dental practice, and the most likely mucosal diseases for which a dentist will prescribe. This paper briefly reviews the clinical features of these conditions, their causation and pertinent information for managing them in a primary care setting. The prescribing of appropriate medications to treat the conditions in a general dental practice is described and discussed.
authors: University Dental Hospital of Manchester, UK.
authors: Michael N
authors: MN
authors: Pemberton
mesh_terms: D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001507:Beclomethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001591:Benzydamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017676:Lichen Planus, Oral / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009067:Mouthwashes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D009067:Mouthwashes; D001591:Benzydamine; D001623:Betamethasone; D008012:Lidocaine; D001507:Beclomethasone; C010882:chlorhexidine gluconate; D004318:Doxycycline; D002710:Chlorhexidine; D006854:Hydrocortisone