Glucocorticoids: A boon or bane in dentistry

Abstract

The people who had undergone or are undergoing glucocorticoid therapy present distinctive issues for dental surgeons. The people receiving the steroid therapy have their responses altered to infection and injury assuage. More importantly, the patients who are taking or have taken glucocorticoids have a possibility of suffering from acute-adrenal insufficiency when they are introduced to a stressful situation. When a patient with a history of glucocorticoid therapy is under treatment, actual details on the medical history must be obtained. The dentist must regulate the requirement for the ensuing preventive measures: a) Systemic antibiotic therapy, b) anxiety control, c) increased administration of glucocorticoids.