Ketorolac versus Tramadol for pain management after surgical removal of third molar: A prospective randomized study
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Tramadol, Ketorolac, amputation of the third molar, pain
Abstract
Analgesics administered prior to the painful stimulus may inhibit or eliminate the development of pain hypersensitization, resulting in decreased postoperative pain. Tramadol, which is a synthetic analog of codeine, induces pain prevention in both the opioid & non-opioid systems.
Aim: Comparing Tramadol & Ketorolac for pain management following third molar surgery was the objective of this research.
Patients and methods: The subjects of this randomized, triple-blind, controlled trial were 140 patients slated to undergo third molar extraction surgery. The current investigation was carried out within the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department between May 2021 to December 2022.
Results: In terms of age & gender, there were no significant variations among the researches groups. There were Significant variations were observed among the groups under study with regard to the duration of action, onset of analgesia, sum of pain intensity scores over a 12-hour period& the aggregate of all analgesics taken in the five days following the procedure.
Conclusion: Preoperative Ketorolac is more effective than Tramadol in postoperative pain subsequent to third molar extraction, according to our findings
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