International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 7 , Pages 647-652 , July 2010

Preemptive effect of ketoprofen on postoperative pain following third molar surgery. A prospective, randomized, double-blinded clinical trial

  • T. Kaczmarzyk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Tomasz Kaczmarzyk, Department of Oral Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Montelupich 4, 31-155 Krakow, Poland. Tel.: +48 12 4245468; fax: +48 12 4245499.
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  • J. Wichlinski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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  • J. Stypulkowska

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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  • M. Zaleska

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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  • J. Woron

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland

,Accepted 9 February 2010.

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    Recruitment of the patient flow chart according to the CONSORT statement1.

    Recruitment of the patient flow chart according to the CONSORT statement1.

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    Pain scores (VAS) recorded at specific time intervals postsurgery. Values are means±SEM. Significant differences in the VAS scores between the groups in each of the fixed time intervals in the period

    Pain scores (VAS) recorded at specific time intervals postsurgery. Values are means±SEM. Significant differences in the VAS scores between the groups in each of the fixed time intervals in the period between the fourth and twelfth hour postsurgery (P<0.05).

PII: S0901-5027(10)00064-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.02.019

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 7 , Pages 647-652 , July 2010

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