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A randomized crossover trial of tenoxicam compared with rofecoxib for postoperative dental pain control.

Author(s): Zacharias M, De Silva RK, Herbison P, Templer P

Affiliation(s): Dunedin School of Medicine and School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Publication date & source: 2004-12, Anaesth Intensive Care., 32(6):770-4.

Publication type: Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial

Two non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, tenoxicam and rofecoxib, were compared for the control of postoperative pain following surgical extraction of bilaterally and symmetrically impacted wisdom teeth performed under intravenous sedation and local anaesthesia. Thirty-five young fit adult patients received each analgesic treatment for four days in a randomized, crossover design. The results suggest statistically better pain relief for the selective COX-2 inhibitor rofecoxib compared to tenoxicam, a traditional NSAID. There were side-effects with both treatments. Abdominal discomfort was significantly more common following rofecoxib compared to tenoxicam. Both analgesics were acceptable to most participants in the trial.

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