KETOROLAC AND DICLOFENAC FOR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN RELIEF FOLLOWING ORAL-SURGERY

Authors
WALTON GM ROOD JP SNOWDON AT RICKWOOD D
Citation
Gm. Walton et al., KETOROLAC AND DICLOFENAC FOR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN RELIEF FOLLOWING ORAL-SURGERY, British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery, 31(3), 1993, pp. 158-160
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
02664356
Volume
31
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
158 - 160
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-4356(1993)31:3<158:KADFPP>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
A double-blind clinical study was designed to compare the efficacy and safety of intramuscular and oral ketorolac, a new non-steroidal anti- inflammatory analgesic with that of diclofenac and placebo for patient s undergoing removal of impacted mandibular third molar teeth. Results showed that both analgesic preparations were more effective than plac ebo (p = 0.0029) and that ketorolac provided a similar degree of pain relief to that of diclofenac. It is concluded that ketorolac is import ant new addition to the available intra-muscular NSAID preparations.