Management Of Dental Pain – A Review

The word “pain” is derived from a Greek word “poine” meaning penalty. Pain, thus is an unpleasant emotional experience that usually accompanies nociception. Nociception refers to signals arriving in the central nervous system resulting from activation of specialized sensory receptors called nociceptors, which provides information about tissue damage. Dental pain is caused due to pathological changes occurring in dental hard and soft tissues. Managing acute postoperative pain is inherent to dental practice. This article provides a brief review of the drugs used for the management of postoperative dental pain.