The effect of systemic flurbiprofen on bone supporting dental implants.

Author(s): Jeffcoat MK, Reddy MS, Wang IC, Meuninghoff LA, Farmer JB, Koth DL

Affiliation(s): Department of Periodontics, University of Alabama School of Dentistry, Birmingham 35294, USA.

Publication date & source: 1995-03, J Am Dent Assoc., 126(3):305-11

Publication type: Clinical Trial; Clinical Trial, Phase II; Randomized Controlled Trial

This article describes a study of the efficacy of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug flurbiprofen in maintaining alveolar bone around mandibular root-form dental implants. The preliminary results indicate that, in appropriate doses, flurbiprofen may spare bone around such implants.