Naproxen 500 mg bid versus acetaminophen 1000 mg qid: Effect on swelling and other acute postoperative events after bilateral third molar surgery

Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 849-858

  Bjornsson G A ^a   Huanaes H R ^a   Skoglund, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Drug regimen; Naproxen; Pain; Randomized trial; Swelling; Third molar surgery

Indexed keywords

NAPROXEN; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL SURGERY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE CALCULATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECZEMA; EDEMA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MALAISE; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH PAIN; URTICARIA; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR, THIRD; NAPROXEN; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 0037961055     PISSN: 00912700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0091270003255361     Document Type: Article

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