Use of Pain Medication Following Periodontal Procedures

February 21, 2017 updated by: Wendy E. Ward, Ph.D., Brock University

Anticipated Versus Actual Pain Associated With Periodontal Surgery and Use of Pain Medication

This study had the following aims: i. to determine the relationship between anticipated pain and actual pain experienced following periodontal surgery; and ii. determine the factors that predict the amount of pain and the amount of pain medication use following periodontal surgery.

It was hypothesized that experienced pain will be significantly less than anticipated pain. It was also hypothesized that the following factors will affect pain experienced: sex, type of surgery, nervousness, anticipated pain, sedation, age, smoking status, supplement use and pain pill usage. It was hypothesized that the following factors will affect pain pill usage: sex, type of surgery, nervousness, anticipated pain, sedation, age, smoking status, supplement use, and actual pain.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

Patients may delay or avoid periodontal procedures because of fear of dental pain they will experience. By understanding factors that influence pain experienced, practitioners can provide potentially provide accommodations for their patients. This study investigated if anticipated pain is similar to actual pain experienced and if there are certain factors that influence the amount of pain experienced and/or pain pill usage.

Patients kept a 7 day diary in which they recorded anticipated pain (prior to periodontal surgery) and actual pain experienced for 7 days following the surgical procedure. Patients recorded their pain (anticipated and actual) using a visual analog scale (VAS). Patients also recorded daily pain medication and nutritional supplement use in the 7 day diary.

Other information recorded included factors that could influence pain experienced and pain pill use. For pain experienced, the influence of the following factors were assessed: sex, age, type of surgery, nervousness, sedation use, smoking status, anticipated pain, nutritional supplement use and pain pill use. For pain pill use, the influence of the following factors were assessed: sex, age, type of surgery, nervousness, sedation use, smoking status, anticipated pain, nutritional supplement use and pain experienced. These factors were analyzed using regression analyses.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

213

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

19 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients were recruited from a periodontal clinic in Southern Ontario, Canada. Patients were in need of dental implant surgery or soft tissue graft surgery.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • require dental implant surgery or soft tissue graft surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

  • regularly took pain medication for pre-existing health conditions
  • previous implant or soft tissue graft surgery

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Relationship between anticipated pain and actual pain experienced
Time Frame: 7 days
Visual analog scale used (mm)
7 days

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Brock University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 10, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 7, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

August 15, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 19, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 21, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

February 24, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 24, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 21, 2017

Last Verified

February 1, 2017

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 13-172

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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