An analysis of current analgesic preferences for endodontic pain management.
J Endod
; 32(12): 1146-54, 2006 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17174670
ABSTRACT
A descriptive, cross sectional survey was developed to determine the preferences of endodontists when prescribing analgesics. Eleven clinical scenarios describing common endodontic diagnoses or procedures with specified severity of pain were provided. A survey was sent to 310 AAE members and 63 responded, providing a 20% response rate. Respondents were given various choices for analgesic prescription including various dosages of ibuprofen or acetaminophen (APAP), or combination narcotic medications. Data were analyzed by chi2 tests. Non-narcotics were preferred over narcotics for all clinical situations. Significantly more respondents selected ibuprofen 600 mg (4x a day) regardless of the severity of preoperative or postoperative pain (p<0.001). Educators and board-certified AAE members were less likely than nonboard certified AAE members to manage their patient's perceived severe pain with narcotic analgesics.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dor Pós-Operatória
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Tratamento do Canal Radicular
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Odontalgia
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Padrões de Prática Odontológica
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Analgésicos
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Endod
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos