Opioid guidelines for common dental surgical procedures: a multidisciplinary panel consensus

One in 16 patients prescribed opioids after a surgical procedure will become a long-term user. The lack of procedure-specific guidelines after common dental procedures contributes to the opioid overprescribing problem. We convened a multidisciplinary panel to develop consensus recommendations for opioid prescribing after common dental procedures. We used a three-step modified Delphi method to develop a consensus recommendation for outpatient opioid prescribing for 14 common dental procedures. The multi-institution, multidisciplinary panel represented seven relevant stakeholder groups (oral surgeons, periodontists, endodontists, general dentists, general surgeons, oral surgery residents, and oral surgery patients).

Source: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - October 11, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: O.A. Farooqi, W.E. Bruhn, M.K. Lecholop, D. Velasquez-Plata, J.G. Maloney, S. Rizwi, R.B. Templeton, A. Goerig, C. Hezkial, C.M. Novince, M.T. Zieman, A.M.N. Lotesto, M.A. Makary Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research