TY - JOUR AU - Branco, Filipe Polese AU - Pinheiro, Marcos Luciano Pimenta AU - Volpato, Maria Cristina AU - Andrade, Eduardo Dias de PY - 2015/11/19 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Analgesic choice in dentistry. Part I: The mechanism of action JF - Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences JA - Braz. J. Oral Sci. VL - 4 IS - 14 SE - Literature Reviews DO - 10.20396/bjos.v4i14.8641830 UR - https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8641830 SP - 762-765 AB - Analgesics are frequently used in dentistry for the management of dental pain. Dental clinicians should choose the medicine based on its mechanism of action and toxicity, to promote a successful analgesic effect as well as comfort to the patient. The purpose of this first article is to describe the pharmacological mechanisms of action of the three analgesics considered for the management of mild to moderate acute dental pain. ER -