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| Title |
Efficacy of fentanyl transdermal patch in pain control after lower third molar surgery: A preliminary study
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| Published in |
Medicina Oral Patología Oral y Cirugia Bucal, September 2016
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| DOI | 10.4317/medoral.21161 |
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| Authors |
Vladimir S. Todorovic, Miroslav Vasovic, Miroslav Andric, Ljubomir Todorovic, Vladimir Kokovic |
| Abstract |
Surgical removal of impacted lower third molars is a common oral surgical procedure, generally followed by moderate to severe postoperative pain. Transdermal drug delivery as a concept offers interesting possibilities for postoperative pain control. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of transdermal system with fentanyl in relieving pain following impacted lower third molar surgery. Seventeen patients with bilateral impacted lower third molars were included in this preliminary study. For postoperative pain control, patients randomly received a fentanyl patch plus placebo tablet after the first operation and regular (placebo) patch and an analgesic, after the second operation. Analgesia was evaluated during first 24 hours postoperatively according to patients' reports about time of first pain appearance and additional analgesic consumption. Pain severity was rated using a 10 cm long visual analogue scale (VAS). Intensity of postoperative pain and postoperative analgesic consumption were significantly lower after the Fentanyl Transdermal System (FTS) was applied (p<0.05). Duration of postoperative analgesia was significantly higher with FTS when compared to control treatment (p<0.05). Based on the results of this preliminary study, transdermal system with fentanyl significantly reduced postoperative pain after third molar surgery. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 56 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 11 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 5% |
| Researcher | 3 | 5% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 8 | 14% |
| Unknown | 24 | 43% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 46% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 2% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 2% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 2% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 25 | 45% |