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Provides dental practitioners with an overview of the mechanisms of post-operative pain following dental implant placement.
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Discusses the benefits and limitations of commonly employed pain medications for the control of post-operative dental implant pain.
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Provides practical recommendations for the prescription of pain medications post-dental implant placement.
Abstract
Although dental implant placements have high success rates and a low incidence of morbidity, post-operative pain and complications with the healing process have been reported. There is little guidance available regarding optimal pre- and post-operative management of dental implant placement. This first paper discusses the mechanisms of pain associated with dental implant placement and offers guidance to clinicians on optimal pre- and post-operative pain management regimes. The second paper aims to discuss pre- and post-operative means of reducing the risk of early healing complications.
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Bryce, G., Bomfim, D. & Bassi, G. Pre- and post-operative management of dental implant placement. Part 1: management of post-operative pain. Br Dent J 217, 123–127 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.650
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