Large US Survey of Opioid Use for Pain Management Following Third Molar Extraction: Unused Medication and Implications for Clinical Practice

Oral surgery is a common source of opioid prescriptions, which have potential for misuse and abuse, with up to an estimated 23% of prescribed doses being used nonmedically.1,2 In most cases, such medication is obtained from friends or family members originally prescribed the medication; adolescents are at particular risk for resulting initial opioid exposure.1,2 We conducted a survey to examine opioid use for pain management after third molar extraction, focusing on prescribing practices and unused medication.
Source: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: Oral Abstract Track Three: Dental Implants, Dentoalveolar, Nerve Repair, Other Source Type: research