The Efficacy of Preemptive Analgesia Using a Non-Opioid Alternative Therapy Regimen on Postoperative Analgesia Following Block Bone Graft Surgery of the Mandible

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The Efficacy of Preemptive Analgesia Using a Non-Opioid Alternative Therapy Regimen on Postoperative Analgesia Following Block Bone Graft Surgery of the Mandible Image

A Prospective Pilot Study in Pain Management in Response to the Opioid Epidemic by:

  • Cameron Y.S. Lee, DMD, MD, PHD, MPH: Private Practice in Oral, Maxillofacial and Reconstructive Surgery, Aiea, Hawaii 96701; Clinical Professor of Periodontology and Oral Implantology; Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA

  • Jon B. Suzuki, DDS, PHD, MBA: Professor (Emeritus) of Microbiology and Immunology (School of Medicine); Professor (Emeritus) of Periodontology and Oral Implantology (School of Dentistry); Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA

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