EFFECT OF NON-EUGENOL-CONTAINING AND EUGENOL-CONTAINING PERIODONTAL DRESSINGS ON THE INCIDENCE AND SEVERITY OF PAIN AFTER PERIODONTAL SOFT-TISSUE SURGERY

Abstract This study examines the incidence and severity of postoperative pain after gingivectomy using one non‐eugenol‐containing periodontal dressing, Coepak (n=76) and 2 eugenol‐containing periodontal dressings. Wondrpak (n=64) and Nobetec (n=86). All patients were subjected to gingivectomy using 1 type of local anaesthesia (lidocaine + adrenalin) only and covering the surgical areas with either of the 3 different dressings in a randomized study. Postoperative pain was assessed on 100 mm visual analogue scales over 5 days starting immediately after surgery. No pain was reported by 22.0% of the patients after Coe‐pak, 23.4% after Wondrpak and 30.2% after Nobetec, 13.2% of the patients took analgesics after Coe‐pak treatment, 3.1% after Wondrpak and 1.2% after Nobetec. Mean pain score after Coe‐pak was higher (P<0.05) than after Nobetec 2 h after operation until the morning on the 3rd postoperative day. Mean pain score after Coe‐pak was higher (P<0.05) than after Wondrpak 3 h to 9 h after operation. No statistically significant difference was found between Wondrpak and Nobetec regarding mean pain score. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved