Pre-and post-operative effectiveness of naproxen and ibuprofen on pain, swelling, and trismus following surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molar

Abstract EN

This study focused on the clinical evaluation of naproxen and ibuprofen efficacy on pain, swelling and truisms after surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molar, whether they used only pre–operatively or pre–and post–operatively.

The number of patients included in the present study was 40, divided into four groups: Each group is 10 patients, the first group received naproxen as sodium 1hour pre-operatively followed by three times daily for five days post–operatively.

Whereas the second group received naproxen as sodium three times daily for five days begins 1hour post–operatively.

However, the third group had been given ibuprofen 1hour pre–operatively followed by three times daily for five days post–operatively.

The fourth group administered ibuprofen three times daily for five days begins 1hour post–operatively.

The pain was evaluated by the number of paracetamol tablets taken by the patients recorded on the pocket chart, whereas the swelling was measured subjectively.

The truisms was evaluated by measuring the maximum mouth opening between the incise edges of the maxillary and mandibular central incisors using the graduated veneer.

The results showed that the use of naproxen as sodium 1hour pre–operatively minimized the pain, swelling and truisms significantly compared to ibuprofen.