May 2003 CDA Journal - Feature Article, Copyright 2003 Journal of ...
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hydrocodone 5 to 10 mg, oxycodone 5 to 10 mg) produce pain relief for dentistry that only approaches the analgesia of two aspirin tablets (650 mg, ... which allows for less frequent dosing compared to ibuprofen (half-life of two hours).6 A 220 mg dose of naproxen sodium is equivalent to 200 mg of ibuprofen in analgesic onset and peak effect but has a longer duration of action.11 A similar comparison ... studies have shown that relief of acute oral surgery pain with 50 mg of tramadol is similar to that of 60 mg of codeine but less than that of a full therapeutic dose of codeine in combination with aspirin or acetaminophen. ...