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Pain experience in periodontal surgery
Author(s) -
Strahan J. D.,
Glenwright H. D.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
journal of periodontal research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.31
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0765
pISSN - 0022-3484
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0765.1967.tb01884.x
Subject(s) - medicine , periodontal surgery , surgery , postoperative pain , pain management , anesthesia
A trial is described during which the pain experienced by 200 patients who had undergone periodonta! surgery is examined. Pain was experienced by 73.5 % of patients and was severe in 21.0%. A greater proportion of patients who had undergone complicated surgery experienced pain than those who had undergone simple surgery. A prediction of the degree of pain forecast by the surgeon was correct in only 47.5 % of cases. Many patients were prepared to accept pain rather than to take analgesics when they had not been specifically recommended to do so. Women who had pain were much more likely than men to take analgesics. Analgesics of the patients’ own choice were effective. The use of analgesics following periodontal surgery is recommended.