To tame the pain?
Pain is still one of the most common reasons given by patients for avoiding dental care. Dental pain was identified as one of the most common pain complaints a national survey of pain in the US population. Although pain associated with dentistry encompasses intraoperative pain and pathologic pain as a result of dental neglect, it is likely that some of the aversion toward dentistry is a result of pain that occurs in the postoperative period.
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Clinical Pharmacology Unit, National Institute of Dental Research in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006853:Hydrocodone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007052:Ibuprofen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014098:Toothache / Q000188:drug therapy*
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