Prescribing Opioid Analgesics for Acute Dental Pain: Time to Change Clinical Practices in Response to Evidence and Misperceptions.
Compend Contin Educ Dent
; 37(6): 372-378;quiz379, 2016 Jun.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27517474
ABSTRACT
As the nation comes to terms with a prescription opioid epidemic, dentistry is beginning to understand its own unintentional contribution and seek ways to address it. The article urges dental providers to reexamine entrenched prescribing habits and thought patterns regarding treatment of acute dental pain. It points to evidence suggesting that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are nonaddictive and usually more effective for managing many cases of acute dental pain. The authors provide therapeutic recommendations to help dental providers change prescribing patterns.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Facial Pain
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Practice Patterns, Dentists'
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Analgesics, Opioid
Type of study:
Guideline
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Compend Contin Educ Dent
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article