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Preoperative ibuprofen vs placebo

Postoperative pain (continuous measure: self report using visual analogue scale) · Children and adolescents having orthodontic separator placement (without local anaesthetic)

Preoperative ibuprofen may leads to lower postoperative pain (continuous measure: self report using visual… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative analgesics for additional pain relief in children and adolescents having dental treatment 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
2 hours
MD -13.44 [-23.01, -3.88]
2 studies · 85 participants
Low

Preoperative ibuprofen vs placebo

Adverse events · Children and adolescents having orthodontic separator placement (without local anaesthetic)

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative analgesics for additional pain relief in children and adolescents having dental treatment 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
One participant from the ibuprofen group and one from the placebo group reported a lip or cheek biting injury (Bernhardt 2001). No other adverse events were recorded for Bernhardt 2001 and Law 2000.
2 studies
GRADE not reported