Report for: Ibuprofen and/or paracetamol (acetaminophen) for pain relief after surgical removal of lower wisdom teeth

Title	Ibuprofen and/or paracetamol (acetaminophen) for pain relief after surgical removal of lower wisdom teeth
Published in	Cochrane database of systematic reviews, December 2013
DOI	10.1002/14651858.cd004624.pub2
Pubmed ID	24338830
Authors	Edmund Bailey, Helen V Worthington, Arjen van Wijk, Julian M Yates, Paul Coulthard, Zahid Afzal
Abstract	Both paracetamol and ibuprofen are commonly used analgesics for the relief of pain following the surgical removal of lower wisdom teeth (third molars). In 2010, a novel analgesic (marketed as Nuromol) containing both paracetamol and ibuprofen in the same tablet was launched in the United Kingdom, this drug has shown promising results to date and we have chosen to also compare the combined drug with the single drugs using this model. In this review we investigated the optimal doses of both paracetamol and ibuprofen via comparison of both and via comparison with the novel combined drug. We have taken into account the side effect profile of the study drugs. This review will help oral surgeons to decide on which analgesic to prescribe following wisdom tooth removal.

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United Kingdom	36	27%
Spain	9	7%
Chile	9	7%
United States	6	5%
Canada	5	4%
Ireland	4	3%
Australia	3	2%
Sweden	2	2%
France	2	2%
Other	20	15%
Unknown	36	27%

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Members of the public	76	58%
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals)	32	24%
Scientists	17	13%
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors)	4	3%
Unknown	3	2%

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Unknown	225	100%

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Student > Master	34	15%
Student > Postgraduate	26	12%
Researcher	23	10%
Student > Bachelor	21	9%
Student > Ph. D. Student	16	7%
Other	40	18%
Unknown	66	29%

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Medicine and Dentistry	101	45%
Nursing and Health Professions	13	6%
Psychology	10	4%
Social Sciences	9	4%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science	5	2%
Other	16	7%
Unknown	72	32%

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Ibuprofen and/or paracetamol (acetaminophen) for pain relief after surgical removal of lower wisdom teeth

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