LAS VEGAS—A systematic review has found that ibuprofen in one dose of 400 mg provides better pain relief than 600 mg of acetaminophen with 60 mg of codeine, at six hours after a third molar extraction.
The researchers found the use of ibuprofen after the dental procedure resulted in nearly twice the pain relief of acetaminophen with codeine and more than three times the relief as a placebo, according to findings from 14 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies conducted between