Open AccessComparison of the analgesic efficacy of oral ketorolac versus intramuscular tramadol after third molar surgery: A parallel, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial
Author(s) -
Mario Alberto Isiordia-Espinoza,
Amaury PozosGuillén,
Ricardo Martínez-Rider,
José PèrezUrizar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1698-6946
pISSN - 1698-4447
DOI - 10.4317/medoral.21077
Subject(s) - ketorolac , tramadol , analgesic , medicine , placebo , anesthesia , intramuscular injection , randomized controlled trial , saline , molar , surgery , dentistry , alternative medicine , pathology
Preemptive analgesia is considered an alternative for treating the postsurgical pain of third molar removal. The aim of this study was to evaluate the preemptive analgesic efficacy of oral ketorolac versus intramuscular tramadol after a mandibular third molar surgery.