| Title |
Ibuprofen and/or paracetamol (acetaminophen) for pain relief after surgical removal of lower wisdom teeth
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, December 2013
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd004624.pub2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| 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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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 35 | 27% |
| Spain | 9 | 7% |
| Chile | 9 | 7% |
| United States | 6 | 5% |
| Canada | 4 | 3% |
| Ireland | 4 | 3% |
| Australia | 3 | 2% |
| Italy | 2 | 2% |
| France | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 19 | 15% |
| Unknown | 36 | 28% |
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| Members of the public | 72 | 56% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 32 | 25% |
| Scientists | 18 | 14% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 4% |
| Unknown | 2 | 2% |
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| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 250 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Master | 35 | 14% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 26 | 10% |
| Researcher | 24 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 7% |
| Other | 42 | 17% |
| Unknown | 83 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 108 | 43% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 5% |
| Psychology | 11 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 16 | 6% |
| Unknown | 89 | 35% |
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