Celebrex Premedication in Teeth With Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis

Summary

Assessing the efficacy of Celebrex premedication on pain during and after endodontic treatment in teeth with symptomatic irreversible pulpits

Timeline

Start

2017-12-01

Primary completion

2018-12-01

Completion

2019-12

Publications

• Background Lee Y, Rodriguez C, Dionne RA. The role of COX-2 in acute pain and the use of selective COX-2 inhibitors for acute pain relief. Curr Pharm Des. 2005;11(14):1737-55. doi: 10.2174/1381612053764896.
• Results Lapidus D, Goldberg J, Hobbs EH, Ram S, Clark GT, Enciso R. Effect of premedication to provide analgesia as a supplement to inferior alveolar nerve block in patients with irreversible pulpitis. J Am Dent Assoc. 2016 Jun;147(6):427-37. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2016.01.006. Epub 2016 Mar 4.

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