Pre-emptive Analgesic Administration in Primary Tooth Extraction

Summary

Brief Summary: Aims: The objective of the current study will be to compare the effectiveness of Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen, and Placebo on reducing injection pain and post-operative pain in primary tooth extraction, and to compare the parents' satisfaction. Design: This will be a blinded, randomized placebo-controlled trial including sixty six cooperative children, aged 6-8 years old.

Timeline

Start

2019-04-01

Primary completion

2019-06-01

Completion

2019-06-10

Publications

• Background Ashley PF, Parekh S, Moles DR, Anand P, MacDonald LC. Preoperative analgesics for additional pain relief in children and adolescents having dental treatment. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Aug 8;2016(8):CD008392. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008392.pub3.
• Background Pozos-Guillen A, Martinez-Rider R, Aguirre-Banuelos P, Perez-Urizar J. Pre-emptive analgesic effect of tramadol after mandibular third molar extraction: a pilot study. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007 Jul;65(7):1315-20. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.10.079.
• Background Gazal G, Mackie IC. A comparison of paracetamol, ibuprofen or their combination for pain relief following extractions in children under general anaesthesia: a randomized controlled trial. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2007 May;17(3):169-77. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2006.00806.x.
• Background Baygin O, Tuzuner T, Isik B, Kusgoz A, Tanriver M. Comparison of pre-emptive ibuprofen, paracetamol, and placebo administration in reducing post-operative pain in primary tooth extraction. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2011 Jul;21(4):306-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2011.01124.x. Epub 2011 Apr 6.
• Background Ashkenazi M, Blumer S, Eli I. Post-operative pain and use of analgesic agents in children following intrasulcular anaesthesia and various operative procedures. Br Dent J. 2007 Mar 10;202(5):E13; discussion 276-7. doi: 10.1038/bdj.2007.81. Epub 2007 Feb 2.
• Background Jurgens S, Warwick RS, Inglehearn PJ, Gooneratne DS. Pain relief for paediatric dental chair anaesthesia: current practice in a community dental clinic. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2003 Mar;13(2):93-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-263x.2003.00430.x.
• Background Primosch RE, Nichols DL, Courts FJ. Comparison of preoperative ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and placebo administration on the parental report of postextraction pain in children. Pediatr Dent. 1995 May-Jun;17(3):187-91.
• Background McGaw T, Raborn W, Grace M. Analgesics in pediatric dental surgery: relative efficacy of aluminum ibuprofen suspension and acetaminophen elixir. ASDC J Dent Child. 1987 Mar-Apr;54(2):106-9.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.