Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: In orthodontic treatment, patient experience pain. The present study was conducted to compare role of acetaminophen and ketorolac in controlling pain in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 66 patients of both genders undergoing orthodontic treatment. Patients were divided into 2 groups of 33 each. Group I received tab. Acetominofen 500 mg and group II received 10 mg keterolac. All patients were prescribed with a single preoperativedose, 1 hour before the initial archwire placement. All patientswere asked to note the degree of painperceived at 24 hours; 3 days, and 7th days. Results: Out of 66 patients, each group had equal number of patients (33). There was significant improvement in pain score on 3rd and 7th day in both groups (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Both analgesics significantly decreased the pain intensity in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment. However, Keterolac found to be better as compared to acetoaminofen.
Key words: Acetominofen, Analgesics, Keterolac.

Corresponding author: Dr. Nameeta Kaur, Associate Professor , Deptt of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics , DJ Dental College, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

This article may be cited as: Kaur N. Comparison of different analgesic in controlling pain in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment- An Original Research. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2017;5(1):163-165.