Efficacy of ibuprofen and ibuprofen/acetaminophen on postoperative pain in symptomatic patients with a pulpal diagnosis of necrosis

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1608-1612

  Wells, L Kevin ^a   Drum, Melissa ^a   Nusstein, John ^a   Reader, Al ^a   Beck, Mike ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; ibuprofen; necrosis; postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

ACETAMINOPHEN, HYDROCODONE DRUG COMBINATION; ANALGESIC AGENT; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM SULFATE; CAVIT; HYDROCODONE; IBUPROFEN; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; TOOTH CEMENT; ZINC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CALCIUM SULFATE; DENTAL CEMENTS; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCODONE; IBUPROFEN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; POLYVINYLS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 81755165937     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2011.08.026     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. V. Houck, A. Reader, M. Beck, R. Nist, and J. Weaver Effect of trephination on postoperative pain and swelling in symptomatic necrotic teeth Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 90 2000 507 513
2. E. Nist, A. Reader, M. Beck, and J. Weaver An evaluation of apical trephination on postoperative endodontic pain in symptomatic necrotic teeth J Endod 27 2001 415 420
3. M. Henry, A. Reader, M. Beck, and E. Gallatin Effect of penicillin on postoperative pain and swelling in symptomatic, necrotic teeth J Endod 27 2001 117 123
4. J. Nusstein, A. Reader, and M. Beck Effect of drainage upon access on postoperative endodontic pain and swelling in symptomatic necrotic teeth J Endod 28 2002 584 588
5. E. Bramy, A. Reader, R. Nist, E. Gallatin, M. Beck, and J. Weaver Pain reduction in symptomatic, necrotic teeth using an intraosseous injection of Depo-Medrol J Endod 25 1999 289
6. D. Claffey, A. Reader, M. Beck, and J. Weaver The effect of an oral dose regimen of methylprednisolone on postoperative endodontic pain in symptomatic, necrotic teeth J Endod 27 2001 223
7. M. Torabinejad, J.D. Kettering, J.C. McGraw, R.R. Cummings, T.G. Dwyer, and T.S. Tobias Factors associated with endodontic interappointment emergencies of teeth with necrotic pulps J Endod 14 1988 261 266
8. R. Walton, and A. Fouad Endodontic interappointment flare-ups: a prospective study of incidence and related factors J Endod 18 1992 172 177
9. J.M. Genet, A. Hart, P. Wesselink, and S. Thoden Van Velzen Preoperative and operative factors associated with pain after the first endodontic visit Int Endod J 20 1987 53 64
10. N. Imura, and M. Zuolo Factors associated with endodontic flare-ups: a prospective study Int Endod J 28 1995 261 265
11. J.W. Harrison, J.C. Baumgartner, and T.A. Svec Incidence of pain associated with clinical factors during and after root canal therapy: part 1 - interappointment pain J Endod 9 1983 384 387
12. K.A. Menhinick, J.L. Gutmann, J.D. Regan, S.E. Taylor, and P.H. Buschang The efficacy of pain control following nonsurgical root canal treatment using ibuprofen or a combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study Int Endod J 37 2004 531 541 (Pubitemid 39090716)
13. D.L. Maddox, R.E. Walton, and C.O. Davis Incidence of posttreatment endodontic pain related to medicaments and other factors J Endod 3 1977 447 452
14. F.S. Balaban, A.E. Skidmore, and J.A. Griffin Acute exacerbations following initial treatment of necrotic pulps J Endod 10 1984 78 81
15. J.G. Marshall, and A.W. Liesinger Factors associated with endodontic posttreatment pain J Endod 19 1993 573 578
16. D.R. Morse, L.Z. Koren, and J.V. Esposito Asymptomatic teeth with necrotic pulps and associated periapical radiolucencies: relationship of flare-ups to endodontic instrumentation, antibiotic usage and stress in three separate practices at three different time periods: part IV - comparative examination and discussion Int J Psychsom 33 1986 64 81
17. A. Sadeghein, N. Shahidi, and A.R. Dehpour A comparison of ketorolac tromethamine and acetaminophen codeine in the management of acute apical periodontitis J Endod 25 1999 257 259
18. A.M. Doroschak, W.R. Bowles, and K.M. Hargreaves Evaluation of the combination of flurbiprofen and tramadol for management of endodontic pain J Endod 25 1999 660 663
19. E. Menke, C. Jackson, M. Bagby, and T. Tracy The effectiveness of prophylactic etodolac on postendodontic pain J Endod 26 2000 712 715
20. V. Gopikrishna, and A. Parameswaran Effectiveness of prophylactic use of rofecoxib in comparison with ibuprofen on postendodontic pain J Endod 29 2003 62 64 (Pubitemid 41582846)
21. M. Torabinejad, J.J. Cymerman, M. Frankson, R.R. Lemon, J.D. Maggio, and H. Schilder Effectiveness of various medications on postoperative pain following complete instrumentation J Endod 20 1994 345 354
22. M. Trope Relationship of intracanal medicaments to endodontic flare-ups Endod Dent Traumatol 6 1990 226 229
23. A. Mickel, A. Wright, S. Chogle, J. Jones, I. Kantorovich, and F. Curd An analysis of current analgesic preferences for endodontic pain management J Endod 32 2006 1146 1154 (Pubitemid 44895556)
24. M. Simpson, M. Drum, J. Nusstein, A. Reader, and M. Beck Effect of combination of preoperative ibuprofen/acetaminophen on the success of the inferior alveolar nerve block in patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis J Endod 37 2011 593 597
25. A.F. Merry, R.D. Gibbs, and J. Edwards Combined acetaminophen and ibuprofen for pain relief after oral surgery in adults: a randomized controlled trial Br J Anaesth 104 2010 657 659
26. D. Mehlisch, S. Aspley, S. Daniels, and D. Bandy Comparison of the analgesic efficacy of concurrent ibuprofen and paracetamol with ibuprofen or paracetamol alone in the management of moderate to severe acute postoperative dental pain in adolescents and adults: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, single-dose, two-center, modified factorial study Clin Ther 32 2010 882 895
27. D. Mehlish, S. Aspley, S. Daniels, K. Southerden, and K. Christensen A single-tablet fixed-dose combination of racemic ibuprofen/paracetamol in the management of moderate to severe postoperative dental pain in adult and adolescent patients: a multicenter, two-stage, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, factorial study Clin Ther 32 2010 1033 1049
28. R.A. Moore, S. Straube, J. Paine, S. Derry, and H. McQuay Minimum efficacy criteria for comparisons between treatments using individual patient meta-analysis of acute pain trials: examples of etoricoxib, paracetamol, ibuprofen, and ibuprofen/paracetamol combinations after third molar extraction Pain 152 2011 982 989
29. C.K. Ong, R.A. Seymour, P. Lirk, and A.F. Merry Combining paracetamol (acetaminophen) with nonsteriodal anti-inflammatory drugs: a qualitative systematic review of analgesic efficacy for acute postoperative pain Anesth Analg 110 2010 1170 1179
30. P.J. Sniezek, D.G. Brodland, and J.A. Zitelli A randomized controlled trial comparing acetaminophen, acetaminophen and ibuprofen, and acetaminophen and codeine for postoperative pain relief after mohs surgery and cutaneous reconstruction Dermatol Surg 37 2011 1007 1013