Factors associated with pain and analgesic consumption following non-surgical periodontal therapy under local anaesthesia and carried out by dental students.

Caroline SchirmerGabriela Otero Dos SantosJúlia Franciele RostMaria Beatriz Cardoso FerreiraPatrícia Weidlich

Published in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2017)

Smoking, severe periodontal inflammation and dental anxiety were identified as factors associated with pain after non-surgical scaling and root planing with local anaesthesia. Dental anxiety was also a factor associated with postoperative analgesic use.

Keyphrases

neuropathic pain
oral health
chronic pain
pain management
oxidative stress
spinal cord
sleep quality
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postoperative pain
cell therapy