Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34618315›Full record

ReviewDrugs2021

Pharmacological Management of Acute Endodontic Pain.

Asma A Khan, Anibal Diogenes

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Review in Drugs, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Asma A KhanDepartment of Endodontics, University of Texas Health at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA. Khana2@uthscsa.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1389-1434
Anibal DiogenesDepartment of Endodontics, University of Texas Health at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pain associated with infections of the tooth pulp and periapical tissues is intense and often the most common reason for patients seeking emergency dental care. Effective management of acute dental pain requires a deep understanding of pain mechanisms, which enables accurate diagnosis and definitive treatment. While drugs are only used as an adjunct to definitive dental treatment, a thorough understanding of their mechanism of action and effectiveness enables clinicians to effectively control intra-operative and post-operative pain and prevent persistent pain. This review describes how pain is detected, processed, and perceived. It also provides information on evidence-based strategies on the use of different classes of drugs to effectively manage endodontic pain.

Indexed as

Acute PainAdrenal Cortex HormonesAnalgesics, Non-NarcoticAnalgesics, OpioidAnesthetics, LocalAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalDental Pulp DiseasesHumansPain ManagementPain MeasurementPeriapical DiseasesAdrenal Cortex HormonesAnalgesics, Non-NarcoticAnalgesics, OpioidAnesthetics, LocalAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal

Identifiers

PMID34618315
OpenAlexW3201752502

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.