The use of corticosteroids and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory medication for the management of pain and inflammation after third molar surgery: a review of the literature

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2009 May;107(5):630-40. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2008.11.005. Epub 2009 Jan 20.

Abstract

The use of medication to relieve pain and inflammation after removal of third molars has been explored thoroughly in the literature. Narcotic analgesics, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), corticosteroids, and combinations of these all have a role in the postoperative management of pain and swelling within this group of patients. This article addresses the use of NSAIDs and corticosteroids after third molar surgery, along with a review of the literature, which is incorporated to provide practitioners helpful, quick, and reliable information regarding patients undergoing third molar surgery.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
  • Contraindications
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Glucocorticoids / adverse effects
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / drug effects
  • Inflammation / etiology
  • Inflammation / prevention & control*
  • Molar, Third / surgery*
  • Pain, Postoperative / etiology
  • Pain, Postoperative / prevention & control*
  • Phospholipase A2 Inhibitors
  • Pituitary-Adrenal System / drug effects
  • Tooth Extraction / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Phospholipase A2 Inhibitors