Self-medication practice for dental pain: expectations and rationality / Zaty Ainaa Mohamed ... [et al.]

• Main Authors: Mohamed, Zaty Ainaa, Azman, Nur Farhaanah, Masud, Mahyunah, Abdul Rahim, Mohd Aizat, Abu Hassan, Mohamed Ibrahim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2023
• Subjects: Personal health and hygiene. Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene; Oral and dental medicine. Pathology. Diseases
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/74533/1/74533.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/74533/

Self-medication (SM) is the use of medicines by people who take drugs without the advice of doctors. Purpose: To determine the prevalence of SM for dental pain, to compare the contributing factors, perception, and awareness regarding the practice among medical, dental and, pharmacy students. Methods...