Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 7 , Pages 1315-1320 , July 2007

Pre-Emptive Analgesic Effect of Tramadol After Mandibular Third Molar Extraction: A Pilot Study

  • Amaury Pozos-Guillen, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Facultad de Estomatología, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
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  • Ricardo Martinez-Rider, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
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  • Patricia Aguirre-Banuelos, MS

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Facultad de Estomatología, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Ms Aguirre-Banuelos: Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis, Potosi, Av Dr Manuel Nava #6, Zona Universitaria, C.P. 78200; San Luis Potosi, S.L.P. Mexico
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  • Jose Perez-Urizar, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

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 This study was partially supported and funded by Universidad Autónoma San Luis Potosí; C0-FAI-04-3.4 and C04-FAI-10-10.53.

PII: S0278-2391(07)00349-7

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.10.079

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 7 , Pages 1315-1320 , July 2007

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