Dipyrone Versus Acetaminophen in the Control of Postoperative Pain

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Adequate postoperative pain management is challenging for practitioners despite recent advances in pain control techniques and analgesic agents. The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of Dipyrone and acetaminophen in postoperative pain after third molar surgery.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University Center of Araraquara
• Collaborator: University of Sao Paulo
• Treatments: Acetaminophen; Dipyrone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• good general health

Exclusion Criteria:

• systemic disorders; known hypersensitivity to any of the study medications; pregnancy or nursing; local contraindication to surgery as judged by the oral surgeon; and use of any analgesic agent 24 hours before surgery.