Comparison of Analgesic Prescriptions for Dental Pain and Patient Pain Outcomes Before vs After an Opioid Reduction Initiative

Qirong Huang; Linda Rasubala; Richard H Gracely; Junad Khan; Eli Eliav; Yanfang Ren

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.27219

Comparison of Analgesic Prescriptions for Dental Pain and Patient Pain Outcomes Before vs After an Opioid Reduction Initiative

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Aug 1;5(8):e2227219. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.27219.

Authors

Qirong Huang¹, Linda Rasubala¹, Richard H Gracely¹, Junad Khan¹, Eli Eliav¹, Yanfang Ren¹

Affiliation

¹ Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study compares prescribing patterns of opioid and nonopioid analgesics and patients’ dental pain outcomes before vs after implementation of an opioid reduction initiative at a single dental clinic.

MeSH terms

Analgesics
Analgesics, Opioid* / therapeutic use
Humans
Opioid-Related Disorders* / drug therapy
Opioid-Related Disorders* / prevention & control
Pain / drug therapy
Prescriptions

Substances

Analgesics
Analgesics, Opioid