Drug Therapy in Dental Practice: Nonopioid and Opioid Analgesics

Overview

Journal Anesth Prog

Specialties Anesthesiology
Dentistry

Date 2006 Apr 7

PMID 16596914

Citations 14

Authors

Daniel E Becker

James C Phero

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Abstract

To prevent patient pain, the clinician may chose from opioid and nonopioid analgesics. It is rational for the practitioner to combine drugs from these classes when managing moderate to severe pain. To select combination regimens wisely, it is necessary to understand the significant pharmacological features of each category alone. Careful selection of an effective analgesic regimen based on the type and amount of pain the patient is expected to have can prevent the stress and anxiety associated with breakthrough pain. The clinician can and should develop a variety of effective, safe analgesic regimens, based on estimates of anticipated pain intensity that use sound pharmacological principles.

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