Authors
Omar Sadiq
Malik Tradeh
Nidal Ghannam
Nikolaos Kolomvos
Abu-Hussein Muhamad
Pages From
28737
Pages To
28757
ISSN
2320 317X
Journal Name
Library Progress International
Volume
44
Issue
3
Keywords
Anti-inflammatory, corticosteroids, dentistry, immunosuppressive
Abstract

Corticosteroids are one of the extensively used drugs in dentistry. It is regarded as a double- edged sword. On one side it is extensively used because of its excellent anti- inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties whereas on the other side it has certain contraindications. The current review gives an insight view of its diverse usages, side‐effects, and contraindications in the certain dental procedures.