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Trial reportMedicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal2017

Efficacy of naproxen with or without esomeprazole for pain and inflammation in patients after bilateral third molar extractions: A double blinded crossover study.

G-M Weckwerth, L-F Simoneti, P Zupelari-Gonçalves, A-M Calvo, D-T Brozoski, T-J Dionísio, E-A Torres, J-R-P Lauris, F-A-C Faria, C-F Santos

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Trial report in Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

G-M WeckwerthDiscipline of Pharmacology, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Alameda Dr. Octávio Pinheiro Brisolla, 9-75, Bauru, São Paulo, Brasil, cfsantos@fob.usp.br.
L-F Simoneti
P Zupelari-Gonçalves
A-M Calvo
D-T Brozoski
T-J Dionísio
E-A Torres
J-R-P Lauris
F-A-C Faria
C-F Santos
Universidade de São Paulo · BRInstituto Lauro de Souza Lima · BRUniversidade Sagrado Coração · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUsing a double-blinded randomized crossover design, this study aimed to evaluate acute postoperative pain management, swelling and trismus in 46 volunteers undergoing extractions of the two lower third molars, in similar positions, at two different appointments who consumed a tablet of either NE (naproxen 500 mg + esomepraz ole 20 mg) or only naproxen (500 mg) every 12 hours for 4 days. MATERIAL AND

methodsParameters were analyzed: self-reported pain intensity using a visual analog scale (VAS) pre- and postoperative mouth opening; incidence, type and severity of adverse reactions; total quantity consumed of rescue medication; and pre- and postoperative swelling.

resultsFemale volunteers reported significantly more postoperative pain at 1, 1.5, 2, 3 and 4hrs after surgery while also taking their first rescue medication at a time significantly earlier when consuming NE when compared to naproxen (3.7hrs and 6.7hrs). Conversely, no differences were found between each drug group in males.

conclusionsIn conclusion, throughout the entire study, pain was mild after using either drug in both men and women with pain scores on average well below 40mm (VAS), although in women naproxen improved acute postoperative pain management when compared to NE.

Indexed as

Pain ManagementTooth ExtractionAdolescentAdultAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalCross-Over StudiesDouble-Blind MethodDrug Therapy, CombinationEsomeprazoleFemaleHumansInflammationMaleMolar, ThirdNaproxenPostoperative PainAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalEsomeprazoleNaproxenProton Pump Inhibitors

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PMID27918744
PMCPMC5217490
OpenAlexW2558115551

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