THE AIM OF THE STUDY Was the assessment of the efficacy of using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug Ketorol Express as a preventive analgesia in the treatment of acute pulpitis in molars. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study comprised 128 individuals, 76 (59.4%) women and 52 (40.6%) men. The mean age was 37.4 years. Two different visual-analog scales were used to evaluate the effectiveness of pain relief and the general well-being of the patient and the doctor. THE RESULTS Of the study proved that the preventive analgesia with Ketorol Express at a dosage of 20 mg 15 minutes before local anesthesia with 4% articaine with epinephrine 1:200 000 in patients diagnosed with acute pulpitis of molars was effective since local anesthesia high effectiveness, absence of necessity for alternate anesthesia were registered by patients, which coincided with the dentist's opinion. CONCLUSION Preventive analgesia with Ketorol Express improves the efficacy of local anesthesia in the treatment of acute pulpitis in molars.
[Preventive analgesia for the improvement of local anesthesia efficacy in treatment of acute pulpitis in molars].