Effects of pain catastrophizing and anxiety on analgesic use after surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars.

Ahmet Altan Sümeyra Akkoç Aras Erdil Sefa Çolak Osman Demir Halenur Altan

Published in: Journal of dental anesthesia and pain medicine (2019)

The postoperative analgesic use may be higher in patients who catastrophize pain than in others. Knowing the patient's catastrophic characteristics preoperatively would contribute to successful pain management and appropriate drug selection.

Keyphrases

pain management
chronic pain
neuropathic pain
anti inflammatory
case report
emergency department
spinal cord
physical activity
cone beam computed tomography
electronic health record
adverse drug
postoperative pain