Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences (Apr 2024)

Comparative Analgesic Efficacy of Intramuscular Dexamethasone, Ketorolac, Tramadol, and Butorphanol with Regard to Postoperative Pain After Mandibular Third Molar Surgery

  • Chakraborty Pallavi Khan,
  • Shai Adithya,
  • Tilak P Balaganga Dhar,
  • Kamdar Arbab,
  • Niranjana Archana,
  • Kisave Parag Narayan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_421_23
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 6
pp. 1378 – 1380

Abstract

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Surgical removal of the third molar often resulted in postoperative pain which affected the quality of life of the patients. Pharmacological management of pain includes NSAIDS or steroids. The present study compared four drugs, viz. Group 1 (4 mg dexamethasone injection); Group 2 (30 mg ketorolac); Group 3 (50 mg tramadol injection); and Group 4 (1 mg butorphanol injection) in the management of postoperative pain after third molar surgery. We observed that in comparison with the first and third postoperative pain between groups, it revealed the lowest mean pain score in the butorphanol group, followed by dexamethasone and tramadol group and the highest mean score in the ketorol group (P value <0.0001). We conclude that butorphanol with low dosage can be effectively used for reducing postoperative discomfort after surgery.

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