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SynthesisMedicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal2022

Is the injection of tramadol effective at control of pain after impacted mandibular third molar extractions? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

K-K Gonçalves, M-S Santos, D-D Barbirato, C-C Silva, A-V Barros, E-S Araújo, R-D Almeida, B-C Vasconcelos

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Synthesis in Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

K-K GonçalvesUniversity of Pernambuco, School of Dentistry Oswaldo Cruz University Hospital Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Rua Arnóbio Marquês, 310, Santo Amaro 50100-130, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil belmiro.vasconcelos@upe.br.
M-S Santos
D-D Barbirato
C-C Silva
A-V Barros
E-S Araújo
R-D Almeida
B-C Vasconcelos
Universidade de Pernambuco · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThird molar extraction is among the most common surgical procedures performed by oral-maxillofacial surgeons. Postoperative pain, swelling and trismus are common, especially in wisdom teeth, due to trauma to local tissues and the duration of the surgical procedure, among other factors. MATERIAL AND

methodsThis systematic review was conducted in accordance with the 'Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses' in order to answer the focused question: 'Is the local submucosal injection of tramadol effective at the control of postoperative pain in patients submitted to impacted mandibular third molar extractions?'. We analyzed papers published until March 30, 2021 in the MEDLINE|PubMed, Web of Science and Cochrane Library databases. Gray literature was also consulted. Standard pairwise meta-analyses of direct comparisons were performed using a fixed-effect model; I2 ≥ 50 % or ≥ 75 % indicated moderate or high heterogeneity, respectively. Risk of bias was assessed by Cochrane Collaboration's tool.

resultsIn total, 172 participants (98 males and 74 females, aged 18 or over) from three randomized placebo-controlled trials were considered for analysis. The submucosal injection of 2 ml of tramadol adjacent to the impacted mandibular third molar was effective in controlling pain up to 6-hours after surgery, in increasing the onset of consumption of rescue analgesic and in reducing the total number of rescue analgesics used.

conclusionsThe submucosal injection of tramadol can be considered a safe and effective procedure for pain control after impacted mandibular third molar extractions.

Indexed as

Tooth, ImpactedTramadolAnalgesicsEdemaFemaleHumansMaleMolar, ThirdPostoperative PainTooth ExtractionTrismusAnalgesicsTramadol

Identifiers

PMID35975800
PMCPMC9648643
OpenAlexW4292323895

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