ArticleJournal of maxillofacial and oral surgery2022
Preemptive Oral Ketorolac with Local Tramadol Versus Oral Ketorolac in Third Molar Surgery: A Comparative Clinical Trial.
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Abstract
Aims: To assess preemptive analgesic efficacy of oral ketorolac with submucous placebo versus oral ketorolac with submucous tramadol during impacted mandibular third molar surgery. Methodology: A double-blind, split-mouth clinical study was carried on 40 patients having bilateral impacted mandibular third molars. They were divided as group A comprising of 40 patients in whom oral ketorolac with submucous tramadol was administered and group B comprising of 40 patients in whom oral ketorolac with submucous placebo was administered. The study parameters included were pain intensity scores, duration to take 1st rescue analgesia, need of analgesic intake during the first 24 h postoperatively and patient's experience. Results: The patient's experience was found to be better in the group A as compared to group B while evaluating mean pain intensity scores (VRS, VAS); need of postoperative analgesics and drug-related complications. Conclusion: Preemptive oral ketorolac with tramadol in comparison to oral ketorolac results in better pain relief, longer pain free intervals with minimum rescue analgesics requirement & lesser postoperative analgesics consumption.
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