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ArticleAnnals of maxillofacial surgery

Analgesic efficacy of acetaminophen for controlling postextraction dental pain.

Ashwini Deshpande, Darpan Bhargava, Manas Gupta

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Article in Annals of maxillofacial surgery. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Post-operative discomforts in children after extraction of primary teeth.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ashwini DeshpandeDepartment of Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, People's Dental Academy, People's Campus, India.
Darpan BhargavaDepartment Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, People's College of Dental Sciences and Research Center, People's Campus, Bhanpur, India.
Manas GuptaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
People’s University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundConsidering the clinical safety of acetaminophen over other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, this clinical trial was formulated to assess the analgesic efficacy of acetaminophen for controlling postextraction dental pain when compared to commonly prescribed ibuprofen.

aimThe aim was to assess the analgesic efficacy of paracetamol/acetaminophen in postextraction dental pain. SETTINGS AND

designDouble-blind, randomized prospective clinical trial. MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 30 patients requiring bilateral maxillary and mandibular premolar extraction for their orthodontic treatment were included in the study to evaluate the efficacy of acetaminophen in controlling postextraction dental pain. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Unpaired t-test. RESULTS AND

conclusionsClinically, both the postoperative analgesics exerted similar pain control with minor variations of recorded visual analog scale scores by the patients in both the groups. It may be concluded from the findings of this study that paracetamol at a dosage of 500 mg thrice a day (1.5 g) is sufficient to achieve reliable pain control following exodontia provided the surgical trauma caused to the investing tissues is minimal.

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Acetaminophenanalgesicdental painibuprofenparacetamol

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PMID25593867
PMCPMC4293838
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