Australian dental journal
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Australian dental journal · Dec 2009
Randomized Controlled TrialPre-emptive ibuprofen arginate in third molar surgery: a double-blind randomized controlled crossover clinical trial.
This study evaluated the effectiveness of 400 mg ibuprofen arginate either as a pre-emptive (PRE group) or postoperative (POST group) analgesic using a common dental pain model. ⋯ Ibuprofen arginate may be considered effective in reducing surgically induced moderate to severe pain when administered either pre-operatively or postoperatively due to the reported relatively low pain score, less consumption of rescue medication, delayed onset of pain, good number of pain-free patients and a high rating in the global assessment score.