THE STRUCTURE OF ODONTOGENIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASES AT THE OUTPATIENT SURGICAL DENTISTRY
Importance. NSAIDs take one of the leading places in drug therapy for postoperative pain relief. They are among the most common medicines used in clinical practice of a dentist. The article presents a comparative clinical evaluation of NSAID analgesic effect in postoperative period of dental surgical techniques. Objective. is to compare the etoricoxib analgesic effect of oral administration in a dosage of 90 mg and nimesulide in dosage of 100 mg in the postoperative period of dental surgical techniques. Methods. Randomized prospective study included 46 patients aged from 20 to 59 years. Two groups of 23 patients (10 men, 13 women in each group) were formed. They were prescribed medications for the pain relief after surgery. Etoricoxib in tablets of 90 mg 1 time a day was prescribed to the patients of the first group. In the second group nimesulide tablets of 100 mg were taken 2 times a day. The patients had taken the pills for three days. Results. Reduction of pain syndrome took place in the first and third day after tooth extraction. The comparison is performed by using visual analogue scale (VAS). Conclusions. Using of etoricoxib as symptomatic treatment of pain syndrome relief after application of surgical dental procedures provides fast, pronounced and long lasting analgesic effect. The drug is effective for preemptive analgesia and also for prevention of inflammatory complications in ambulatory surgical dentistry. It has a favorable safety profile that allows using it extensively in postoperative pain relief.