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Analgesics







    Cataflam ®
    Generic : Diclofenac Sodium

    Active Ingredients :

    Diclofenac
    A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent with antipyretic and analgesic actions. It is primarily available as the sodium salt.

    Pharmacologic Action :

    >Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agent
    >Cyclooxygenase Inhibitor

  • Use in Dentistry :
    The treatment of orofacial infections (aerobic gram positive cocci and anaerobes),as intracanal medicament in mixtures,local treatment in periodontitis.

  • Articles :

    Joshi A, Parara E, Macfarlane TV.

    A double-blind randomised controlled clinical trial of the effect of preoperative ibuprofen, diclofenac, paracetamol with codeine and placebo tablets for relief of postoperative pain after removal of impacted third molars.
      (Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2004 Aug;42(4):299-306.)
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    Roelofse JA, Van der Bijl P, Joubert JJ.

    Analgesic and anti-inflammatory efficacy of tenoxicam and diclofenac sodium after third molar surgery.
      (Anesth Prog. 1996 Fall;43(4):103-7.)
    >Abstract

    Littlejohn IH, Tarling MM, Flynn PJ, Ordman AJ, Aiken A.

    Post-operative pain relief in children following extraction of carious deciduous teeth under general anaesthesia: a comparison of nalbuphine and diclofenac.
      (Eur J Anaesthesiol. 1996 Jul;13(4):359-63.)
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