title: [Evaluation of Tenoxicam for control of postoperative pain and swelling following surgical removal of impacted molars].
abstract: This study reports on the efficacy of a single preoperative administration of Tenoxicam (20 mg intramuscular) after removal of two or more impacted molars. The recording of postoperative pain and swelling on a categorical and linear scale showed that there were no significant differences between the experimental and control groups. However, a significant reduction in pain was noted on the first postoperative day. We concluded that a single dose of Tenoxicam administered one hour preoperatively did have a significant analgesic effect, even though there was no significant reduction in postoperative swelling. Patients who did not have the injection had a 5.37 greater change of having more postoperative pain than those who were injected with Tenoxicam.
authors.affiliation: Departement Farmakologie, Universiteit van Pretoria.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van Jaarsveld
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Groeneveld
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010894:Piroxicam / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D010894:Piroxicam; C032801:tenoxicam
vernacular_title: Evaluering van Tenoxicam ten opsigte van die postoperatiewe pynverligting en swelling na die chirurgiese verwydering van geimpakteerde molare.