title: Treatment of post-operative pain.
abstract: The effectiveness of three treatments for alveolar osteitis was compared. It was found that chlorhexidine gluconate mouthwash treatment and 2.5 percent Lidocaine ointment treatment reduced the number of days a patient was symptomatic compared to the conventional eugenol-impregnated iodoform gauze treatment. With the conventional use of eugenol-impregnated iodoform gauze, the severity of the patient's symptoms were reduced more effectively than with the other two treatments, but the symptoms lasted longer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of the Pacific, School of Dentistry, San Francisco, California 94115, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Garibaldi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Greenlaw
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fotovatjah
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004368:Dry Socket / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005054:Eugenol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D005054:Eugenol; D008012:Lidocaine; D002710:Chlorhexidine