Management of acute postoperative pain after oral surgery

Dent Clin North Am. 2012 Jan;56(1):95-111, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2011.09.001.

Abstract

This article provides a brief review of the acute pain mechanism as it relates to the effects of a surgical insult. A brief understanding of the physiologic modulation of acute pain establishes a rational framework for the concept of preemptive and postoperative analgesia. A brief review of commonly used analgesic agents is presented. Research in pain management and new drug development is ongoing as new concepts in neurophysiology and pharmacology are being elucidated.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Pain / physiopathology
  • Acute Pain / therapy*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
  • Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Excitatory Amino Acids / physiology
  • Humans
  • Narcotics / therapeutic use
  • Neuropeptides / physiology
  • Nociceptive Pain / physiopathology
  • Nociceptors / physiology
  • Oral Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
  • Pain, Postoperative / physiopathology
  • Pain, Postoperative / prevention & control
  • Pain, Postoperative / therapy*
  • Synaptic Transmission / physiology

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors
  • Excitatory Amino Acids
  • Narcotics
  • Neuropeptides