Dipyrone versus acetaminophen in the control of postoperative pain

rounesp Revista de Odontologia da UNESP Rev. odontol. UNESP 0101-1774 1807-2577 Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Araraquara, SP, Brazil INTRODUCTION: The pain is defined as an unpleasant experience, and control of postoperative pain a great challenge in healthcare. OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of Dipyrone and acetaminophen in postoperative pain after third molar surgery. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Thirty patients of the Discipline of Surgery of School of Dentistry of Araçatuba - UNESP, that needed to extract their third included molars, were selected. Among these, 15 received Dipyrone (group I) and the other received acetaminophen (group II) in the postoperative. All patients were treated pre-operatively with dexamethasone 4 mg and amoxycillin 1 g, one hour before surgery. Pain intensity was evaluated by a visual analogue scale by forty eight hours postoperative period and in intervals of six hours. 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