The efficacy of paracetamol (Tylenol) and acetyl salicylic acid (Aspirin) in treating postoperative pain
Lehnert, S.; Reuther, J.; Wahl, G.; Barthel, K.
Deutsche Zahnarztliche Zeitschrift 45(1): 23-26
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0012-1029 PMID: 2257796 Document Number: 358849
In a randomized, double-center, double-blind, parallel group study the analgesic effect of a single dose of paracetamol (1000 mg) and acetyl salicylic acid (1000 mg) was compared with placebo in patients with moderate to severe postoperative pain following the surgical removal of a wisdom tooth. The most important finding was the statistically significantly shorter period until the onset of the action of paracetamol as against acetyl salicylic acid.