Preventive Analgesia: An Evidence-Based Alternative for Dentistry

The effective management of pain in dentistry increases the patient satisfaction, improves the treatment outcome and reduces the cost of care. To achieve this goal, different strategies are available for the administration of analgesics, such as preventive analgesia. The aim of this approach is to m...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Chavarría-Bolaños DDS, MSc, PhD, Daniel, Esparza-Villalpando DDS, MSc, Vicente
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2017
País:Costa Rica
Recursos:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositório:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/28143
Acesso em linha:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/Odontos/article/view/28143
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Preventive analgesia
Analgesics
Pain management
Dental pain
Descrição
Resumo:The effective management of pain in dentistry increases the patient satisfaction, improves the treatment outcome and reduces the cost of care. To achieve this goal, different strategies are available for the administration of analgesics, such as preventive analgesia. The aim of this approach is to minimize sensitization induced by noxious perioperatory stimuli (both pre, intra and postoperatory). Available research support the favorable effect of preventive analgesia, although it also recognizes an important lack of high quality evidence to confirm its advantages. This new perspective article summarizes the preventive analgesia protocol, and its potential use in dentistry.