Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod · Mar 2011
Prolonged gingival cold allodynia: a novel finding in patients with atypical odontalgia.
The aim of this study was to examine atypical odontalgia (AO) patients with extraoral quantitative sensory testing (EQST) and an intraoral mucosal cold test. ⋯ The finding of extended painful aftersensation following cold application in AO patients supports the involvement of central mechanisms. The cold test is clinically easy to apply and of clinically significant value.
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod · Mar 2011
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparison of ondansetron and metoclopramide antiemetic prophylaxis in maxillofacial surgery patients.
The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of ondansetron and metoclopramide, administered for the prophylaxis of vomiting in patients undergoing oral and maxillofacial surgery under general anesthesia. ⋯ In this study, ondansetron (0.1 mg/kg) was twice as effective in preventing postoperative vomiting compared with metoclopramide.