Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for acute pain control.
This article reviews the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, both alone and in combination with opioids, for pain of dental origin. Therapeutic recommendations, which balance therapeutic efficacy and the side effects associated with the use of analgesics in ambulatory patients, are described for preventing and managing acute postoperative pain.
Dionne
R A
RA
Neurobiology and Anesthesiology Branch, National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Gordon
S M
SM
D000208:Acute Disease; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth / Q000601:surgery*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014098:Toothache / Q000517:prevention & control*
D000700:Analgesics; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D004338:Drug Combinations