title: New approaches to preventing and treating postoperative pain.
abstract: Dental pain is estimated to account for 15 million lost U.S. work days each year. A flexible analgesic scheme, described in this report, can effectively manage acute pain so patients won't avoid dental treatment they perceive as painful.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Neurology and Anesthesiology Branch, National Institute of Dental Research, NIH, Bethesda, Md., 20892.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Dionne
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth / Q000601:surgery; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014070:Tooth / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics