Journal of Endodontics
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 85-91 , February 1990

Treating acute pain: Do's and don'ts, pros and cons

  • Stephen A. Cooper, DMD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Dr. Cooper is director of Pharmacology and Graduate Education, Department of Oral Surgery and Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

References 

  1. Chapman CR, Bonica JJ. Current concepts—acute pain. Kalamazoo, MI: Upjohn, A Scope Publication; 1983;
  2. Chap. 21 Cooper SA. Pharmacology and therapeutics in dentistry. 2nd ed.. St. Louis: CV Mosby; 1985;
  3. Fields HL. Pain. In: New York: McGraw-Hill; 1987;
  4. In: Melzack R editors. Pain measurement and assessment. New York: Raven Press; 1985;
  5. Cooper SA. Comparative analgesic efficacies of aspirin and acetaminophen. Arch Intern Med. 1981;141:282–285
  6. Cooper SA. The relative efficacy of ibuprofen in dental pain. Compen Contin Educ Dent. 1986;7:578–597
  7. Forbes JA, Beaver WT, White EH, White RW, Neilson GB, Shackleford RW. Diflunisal, a new oral analgesic with unusually long duration of action. J Am Med Assoc. 1982;248:2139–2142
  8. Cooper SA. New peripherally-acting oral analgesics. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol. 1983;23:617–647
  9. Dionne RA, Cooper SA. Delaying the onset of postoperative dental pain by pretreatment with ibuprofen. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1978;45:851–856
  10. Dionne RA, Campbell RA, Cooper SA, Hall DL, Buckingham B. Suppression of postoperative pain by preoperative administration of ibuprofen in comparison to placebo, acetaminophen and acetaminophen plus codeine. J Clin Pharmacol. 1983;23:37–43
  11. Cooper SA. The relative efficacy of ibuprofen in dental pain. Compen Contin Educ Dent. 1986;7:578–597

PII: S0099-2399(06)81569-4

doi: 10.1016/S0099-2399(06)81569-4

Journal of Endodontics
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 85-91 , February 1990