The 福利姬视频Science and Research Institute (now 福利姬视频Forsyth Institute), the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine and the Center for Integrative Global Oral Health at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine have written a clinical practice guideline for the management of acute pain in dentistry, including the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and opioids.
Acute Dental Pain Management Guideline (2023/2024)
These clinical practical guidelines present recommendations on managing acute oral pain in children, adolescents and adults.
Adult and Adolescent Pain Guideline and Resources (2024)
How to manage acute oral pain in adolescents, adults and older adults.
A dosing guide with pain management options for adults with a toothache.
A dosing guide with pain management options for adults with a toothache.
Adolescent and adult dental pain management without immediate care.
Adolescent and adult dental pain management following tooth extraction.
Pediatric Acute Pain Guideline and Resources (2023)
How to manage acute oral pain in children under 12.
Chairside guide: Pediatric dental pain management without immediate care.
Chairside guide: Pediatric dental pain management following tooth extraction.
A dosing guide with pain management options for children with a toothache.
A dosing guide with pain management options for children following tooth removal.
Evidence-Based Resources
Use the clinician and patient tabs below to access the full guideline, chairside guides summarizing the guideline's recommendations, "For the Patient" pages that explain pain management options to patients, and much more.
- Clinical recommendations for managing acute pain in and in
- Systematic Reviews
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- Chairside guide for managing acute pain in children due to:
- Toothache (PDF)
- Tooth extraction (PDF)
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- Downloadable guide in partnership with the Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS): Chairside Pain Management Discussion
- Downloadable resource from the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC): (PDF)
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