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Evaluation of the need to prescribe opioid medication to control post-surgical pain of different periodontal/oral surgeries.

Omar Al-BayatiKerri FontNikolaos SoldatosEmanouela CarlsonJoseph ParsonsCharles A Powell
Published in: Journal of periodontology (2020)
IP is associated with significantly lower perceived pain compared with EXT and MGS surgery. Analgesic consumption was generally parallel to pain perception. A considerable number of patients elected to control the post-surgical pain using OTC medication up to 72 hours. Periodontal/oral surgery procedures vary in the amount of perceived postoperative pain. Tailoring postoperative medications to the type of periodontal/oral surgery performed will help prevent overprescribing of opioids.
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