Open AccessPain assessment and analgesic consumption after nonsurgical periodontal therapy
Author(s) -
Beatriz Ribeiro Palheiros,
Fabiano Araújo Cunha,
Lucas Guimarães Abreu,
Rafael Paschoal Esteves Lima
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/jisp.jisp_309_20
Subject(s) - medicine , analgesic , visual analogue scale , anxiety , physical therapy , analysis of variance , chronic periodontitis , dentistry , periodontitis , scaling and root planing , anesthesia , psychiatry
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the analgesic consumption and the frequency and intensity of pain after nonsurgical periodontal therapy, as well as to associate these factors with the extent and severity of periodontitis and with the degree of anxiety before the procedure.