title: Analgesic effect of fentiazac after tooth extraction or minor oral surgery.
abstract: A new nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent, fentiazac, was used for analgesia after tooth extractions and minor oral surgery in two Japanese dental hospitals. The drug was administered as a single oral dose of either 50 mg or 100 mg. The 50-mg dose provided rapid analgesic effect, but its effect lasted only two to three hours in a number of patients. At a dose of 100 mg, fentiazac proved effective for 85% of 53 patients, usually providing marked reduction of disappearance of pain within one hour or less. Among patients in whom pain reappeared, the mean time for recurrence was four hours, indicating a satisfactory duration of analgesic effect. One side effect--loss of appetite--was reported by one patient in the entire series of 71 subjects. It is concluded that fentiazac is a highly effective analgesic agent with a wide margin of safety for use after dental procedures that produce pain.
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013515:Surgery, Oral; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014081:Tooth Extraction
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D013844:Thiazoles; C006124:fentiazac