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. 2024 Jun;28(2):499-513.
doi: 10.1007/s10006-023-01179-x. Epub 2023 Aug 29.

Efficacy and safety of parenteral and local application of tramadol in mandibular third molar extraction: a qualitative systematic review of current evidence

Maria-Markella Gounari  1 , Georgia Tsaousi  2 , Lampros Zouloumis  3 , Dimitrios Kouvelas  1 , Chryssa Pourzitaki  1
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Efficacy and safety of parenteral and local application of tramadol in mandibular third molar extraction: a qualitative systematic review of current evidence

Maria-Markella Gounari et al. Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2024 Jun.

Abstract

Purpose: To assess the efficacy and safety of perioperative parenteral administration or submucosal infiltration of tramadol for perioperative pain control on the basis of pain intensity or analgesics consumption and perioperative outcomes in mandibular third molar surgery.

Material-methods: An electronic database search was conducted up to 10 November 2022 to retrieve all randomized controlled trials (RCTs), assessing the analgesic efficacy of parenteral use of tramadol implemented as an adjunct to local anesthesia or intraoperative sedation/general anesthesia, in surgical extraction of mandibular third molars. Modified Jadad scale and Cochrane bias tool were used for the qualitative appraisal.

Results: Nineteen RCTs were selected for qualitative analysis. Nine studies involved intravenous, and 5 intramuscular administration of tramadol, while 5 evaluated submucosal infiltration with tramadol. Intravenous or intramuscular tramadol provided a weaker analgesic effect compared with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), while intravenous tramadol induced an enhanced analgesic effect than oral tramadol. Parenteral administration of tramadol improved the quality of postoperative analgesia versus placebo. No notable adverse effects were recorded.

Conclusions: Parenteral or submucosal infiltration of tramadol constitutes an effective and safe alternative analgesic approach in surgical extraction of mandibular third molars, yet the nociceptive effect of this analgesic modality could not supersede that of NSAIDs.

Trial registration: PROSPERO No CRD42021227574.

Keywords: Adverse effects; Analgesic; Infiltration; Mandibular; Pain; Third molar.

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