Evaluation of the combination of flurbiprofen and tramadol for management of endodontic pain

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 660-663

  Doroschak, Andrew M ^a   Bowles, Walter R ^a   Hargreaves, Kenneth M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLURBIPROFEN; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRAMADOL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; EMERGENCY; HUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EMERGENCIES; FLURBIPROFEN; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTHACHE; TRAMADOL;

EID: 0033202310     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-2399(99)80350-1     Document Type: Article

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