title: Translating science into the art of acute pain management.
abstract: Pain is a multistep process that originates in the peripheral nervous system at the site of injury, is transmitted and processed within the central nervous system, and is perceived at the level of the cerebral cortex. Each of these steps in pain transmission is subject to intervention, with the possibility of reducing or blocking the nociceptive information to result in decreased pain. Based on knowledge of pain processes, dentists can use analgesic strategies to prevent or reduce pain.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland, School of Dentistry Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Sharon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000502:physiology; D020078:Neurogenic Inflammation / Q000503:physiopathology; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000502:physiology; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D012459:Salicylates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014275:Trigeminal Caudal Nucleus / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D012459:Salicylates