Wednesday, March 14, 2012

How to manage moderate to sever pain after third molar extraction?

NSIADS such as Ibuprofen or Naproxen could be given immediately before the surgery and continued for 2 to 5 days. A combination of NSAID with Acetaminophen can even give a better analgesic effect.



Opiods such as (vicodin or percodan) are the hallmark drugs used to manage sever pain after third molar extractions; however their side effects are limiting their use. 





Alternative to opoids is ketorolac tromethamine such as sprix. This nonopoid NSAID is equivalent in strength to the opoid drugs without their side effects. 

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