Tag: pain management guidelines
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Nonopioid vs Opioid Therapy After Molar Surgery: Which Delivers Superior Early Pain Control?
Introduction: Reassessing Pain Management After Third Molar Extraction Pain management after wisdom tooth removal has long relied on opioid prescriptions. However, a growing body of research questions whether opioids are necessary for effective short-term relief. A recent analysis published in JAMA Network Open found that nonopioid analgesia not only outperforms opioid therapy in the early…
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Nonopioid vs Opioid Therapy After Molar Surgery: Which Delivers Better Early Pain Control?
Overview: Nonopioid analgesia leads for early postoperative pain after third molar extraction New findings from a JAMA Network Open analysis suggest that nonopioid analgesia may offer superior control of early postoperative pain after third molar (wisdom tooth) surgery compared with opioid therapy. Importantly, the study reports that nonopioid pain relief remains noninferior across sexes as…