Efficacy of Preoperative Administration of Paracetamol-Codeine on Pain following Impacted Mandibular Third Molar Surgery: A Randomized, Split-Mouth, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Trial
Table 1
Comparison of objective measurement data between the placebo and analgesic groups.
Analgesic group
Placebo group
Surgery duration (min)
30.47 ± 12.03
34.76 ± 12.21
0.202
Pain intensity scores on the first day
3.18 ± 2.18
4.65 ± 2.73
Pain intensity scores on the second day
2.22 ± 1.88
2.53 ± 2.12
0.134
Pain intensity scores on the third day
1.81 ± 1.77
2.01 ± 2.31
0.468
Time to first using analgesic intake (min)
414.33 ± 131.26
288.67 ± 116.63
Total rescue therapy intake (no. of tablets)
1.24 ± 1.82
1.47 ± 1.66
0.104
No. of patients who took no rescue analgesic
8
6
0.364
Data expressed as the mean ± standard deviation or number of patients. Asterisks indicate significant differences.
