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This article deals with the topic of nicotine replacement drugs and their use in smoking cessation. Questions frequently arise as to their prescription by dentists. Provided patients are carefully selected on the basis of medical and psychological profiles, there is no ethical or legal contraindication to dentists prescribing these aids. This article reviews the current literature and answers commonly asked questions concerning these effective drugs.
本文探讨尼古丁替代药物的主题及其在戒烟中的应用。关于牙医开具此类药物的处方，经常会出现一些问题。只要根据医学和心理状况仔细挑选患者，牙医开具这些辅助药物就不存在伦理或法律上的禁忌。本文回顾了当前的文献，并回答了有关这些有效药物的常见问题。
