Joseph A. Giovannitti, DMD, is a professor and chair of the Department of Dental Anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. He is also director of anesthesiology for the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine Center for Patients With Special Needs. He can be reached at jag74@pitt.edu.
While ibuprofen and/or acetaminophen should be a dentist’s first choice in post-procedure analgesics, novel approaches to pain management may have applications in dentistry.