title: Analgesic efficacy of acetaminophen for controlling postextraction dental pain.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Considering the clinical safety of acetaminophen over other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, this clinical trial was formulated to assess the analgesic efficacy of acetaminophen for controlling postextraction dental pain when compared to commonly prescribed ibuprofen.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim was to assess the analgesic efficacy of paracetamol/acetaminophen in postextraction dental pain.
  
  
  METHODS
  Double-blind, randomized prospective clinical trial.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 30 patients requiring bilateral maxillary and mandibular premolar extraction for their orthodontic treatment were included in the study to evaluate the efficacy of acetaminophen in controlling postextraction dental pain.
  
  
  METHODS
  Unpaired t-test.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clinically, both the postoperative analgesics exerted similar pain control with minor variations of recorded visual analog scale scores by the patients in both the groups. It may be concluded from the findings of this study that paracetamol at a dosage of 500 mg thrice a day (1.5 g) is sufficient to achieve reliable pain control following exodontia provided the surgical trauma caused to the investing tissues is minimal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, People's Dental Academy, People's Campus, India.
authors.forename: Ashwini
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.affiliation: Department Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, People's College of Dental Sciences and Research Center, People's Campus, Bhanpur, India.
authors.forename: Darpan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bhargava
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Manas
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: Acetaminophen; analgesic; dental pain; ibuprofen; paracetamol