title: Analgesic efficacy of topical butamben picrate.
abstract: Over the past generation, advents in topical antibiotics and oral analgesia have obscured butamen and its family of topical anesthetics. Using a modified version of the McGill University pain questionnaire, this study attempts to establish the efficacy and clinical utility of this overlooked topical anesthetic.
authors.affiliation: Monsignor Clement Kern Hospital for Special Surgery, Warren, MI, USA.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: I O
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Kanat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D001566:Benzocaine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; C004605:butamben; D001566:Benzocaine