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March 19, 2026BMC Oral Health0 citationsOpen Access

Dentist Challenges and Patient Effects in Opioid and Non-Opioid Pain Management

Dentist-reported practice-related challenges and patient-reported clinical adverse effects following the use of opioid and non-opioid medications to manage acute dental pain following tooth extraction or from toothache

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DPDeborah E. PolkUniversity of PittsburghACAlonso Carrasco-LabraCochraneMSMichelle ShireyUniversity of Pittsburgh

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Overview

Exploratory study examines pain management challenges and patient effects in dental settings, suggesting implications for care practices.

Key Points

  • This study explores the challenges dentists face in managing acute dental pain with opioids and non-opioids, and the clinical effects on patients.
  • Dentists and patients completed surveys on pain management experiences.
  • Participants included dentists treating tooth extractions and patients treated within two weeks.
  • Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
  • Over 80% of dentists reported experiencing practice-related challenges.
  • Clinical adverse effects were reported by less than 3% of patients.
  • Dentists prescribing opioids faced more frequent challenges than those who did not.

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Polk et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69bb9313496e729e62980ddahttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-026-08121-z
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