Pain Management Following Dental Treatment Under General Anesthesia
Status:
COMPLETED
Trial end date:
2023-04-09
Target enrollment:
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Summary
The main goal of this study is to test the efficacy of postoperative pain management for cases undergoing extractions of primary teeth under GA using a validated measure.
Children undergoing extraction of at least one primary molar under general anesthesia GA at King Abdullah University Hospital (KAUH) were randomly assigned into three groups: study group (1) were given Ibuprofen and Paracetamol alternately every 8 hours for 3 days, study group (2) were given Ibuprofen three times daily for 3 days, study group (3) were given Paracetamol prn for 3 days.
pain was assessed using parent's postoperative pain measure (PPPM) on the first, second and third days.