Prescribing recommendations for the treatment of acute pain in dentistry.
Compend Contin Educ Dent
; 32(3): 22, 24-30; quiz 31-2, 2011 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-21560740
ABSTRACT
Effective acute pain management is an essential but sometimes challenging component of dental practice. Numerous studies have examined the efficacy of various analgesic agents in dental postoperative models. This article combines an evaluation of the available evidence with current prescribing patterns to provide dental practitioners prescribing recommendations for acute pain, based on the anticipated severity of post-procedural pain. An important consideration when prescribing analgesics is to determine for whom opioid analgesics are necessary and appropriate, and if so, the dose and quantity that should be prescribed. This is partly because of the prevalence of substance and alcohol abuse that can be expected to be encountered within the dental patient population, and because substance abusers in the community frequently obtain prescription drugs from friends and family for misuse.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dor Pós-Operatória
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Prescrições de Medicamentos
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Bucais
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Analgésicos
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article