Artigo Acesso aberto Produção Nacional

Pain Control in Third Molar Surgery

2016; Volume: 10; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4067/s0718-381x2016000300003

ISSN

0718-381X

Autores

Rafael Zetehaku Araújo, Aécio Abner Campos Pinto Júnior, Eder Alberto Sigua-Rodríguez, Sérgio Olate, Luíz César Fonseca Alves, Wagner Henriques de Castro,

Tópico(s)

Pain Management and Opioid Use

Resumo

The sensation of pain at the surgical site may be increased and persist for long periods after the noxious stimulus has been removed.Post-operative pain from the extraction of impacted molar may cause serious discomfort to the patient resulting in considered moderate to severe in intensity.Analgesia for this surgical procedure is related to the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, steroids, analgesics of central and peripheral actions used in combination or individually.The aim of this review is to show an update about the use and the physiological bases for indications of the analgesic therapy in third molar surgery.

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