Preemptive use of intravenous ibuprofen to reduce postoperative pain after lower third molar surgery: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

This study aimed to systematically review the literature to assess the effect of preemptive intravenous ibuprofen on pain reduction after lower third molar surgery. Nine databases (PubMed, Scopus, LILACS, SciELO, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane, Open Gray, and Open Thesis) were used as sources of research, including "grey literature." The protocol was registered in PROSPERO. Only randomized clinical trials evaluating the effects of preemptive intravenous ibuprofen on pain during and immediately after the extraction of lower third molars were included, without restrictions of year and language. Two reviewers independently performed the study selection, data extraction, and assessment of the risk of bias. The "Joanna Briggs Institute for Randomized Controlled Trials" tool was used to assess the risk of bias. Each study was categorized according to the percentage of positive responses to the questions corresponding to the assessment instrument. The results were measured narratively/descriptively. The initial search resulted in 3,257 records, of which only three studies (n=150 participants) met the eligibility criteria and were included in the qualitative analysis. All studies were published in 2019. The risk of bias ranged from low to moderate. Two studies found significant pain reduction within 48 h after the procedure. In conclusion, the use of preemptive intravenous ibuprofen for extracting third molars reduces pain and analgesic consumption after the surgical procedure.

Profile of the demand assisted by a team of oral and maxillofacial surgeons in the city of Cuiabá, Brazi l: a time-series study / Perfil da demanda atendida por uma equipe de cirurgiões bucomaxilofacial em Cuiabá, Brasil: um estudo de série temporal

The present study aimed to characterize the procedures performed by the oral and maxillofacial surgery team at a Brazilian reference hospital in a Brazilian city, as well as to describe the time trend of the number of services related to different types of surgery. It is a time-series study that assessed the data from the medical records of patients assisted at a reference hospital in a city in the state of Mato Grosso (Brazil), from 2011 to 2017. The data were assessed using descriptive statistical analysis, correspondence analysis (CA), and time trend analysis. A total of 1488 medical records were evaluated, the majority of which corresponded to male patients (59%), extractions were the most performed procedures (46.2%), local anesthesia was the most applied technique (50.3%), and the procedures were mostly performed in an outpatient environment (53.2%). There was a decreasing global time trend (R2 = 0.248; p < 0.001). Male patients are the most assisted in hospital care and are particularly related to more invasive procedures; there is also a decreasing curve of assistance over the years in the oral and maxillofacial surgery and traumatology service of the hospital studied.

O presente estudo teve como objetivo caracterizar os procedimentos realizados pela equipe de cirurgia bucomaxilofacial em um hospital brasileiro de referência de uma cidade brasileira, bem como descrever a tendência temporal da quantidade de atendimentos relacionados a diferentes tipos de cirurgia. Trata-se de um estudo de série temporal que avaliou os dados dos prontuários de pacientes atendidos em um hospital de referência em uma cidade do estado do Mato Grosso (Brasil) entre os anos de 2011 e 2017. Os dados foram avaliados por meio de uma análise estatística descritiva, teste de Análise de correspondência (AC) e análise de tendência temporal. No total, 1488 registros foram avaliados, dos quais a maioria correspondia a pacientes do sexo masculino (59%), exodontias foram os procedimentos mais realizados (46,2%), a técnica anestésica mais empregada foi a local (50,3%) e os procedimentos foram realizados em sua maioria em âmbito ambulatorial (53,2%). A tendência temporal global foi decrescente do tempo global (R2 = 0,248; p <0,001). Os pacientes do sexo masculino são os mais assistidos no atendimento hospitalar e estão particularmente relacionados a procedimentos mais invasivos; há também uma curva decrescente de assistência ao longo dos anos no serviço de cirurgia oral e bucomaxilofacial do hospital estudado.