Suthakaran Chidambarann, Kayalvizhi Muniyagounder K, Nithya Karnam, Raja Thozhudalangudy Ar
Department of Pharmacology, Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (Affiliated to Tamil Nadu, Dr. MGR Medical University), Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
Indian J Dent Res. 2017 May-Jun;28(3):248-251. doi: 10.4103/ijdr.IJDR_731_16.
Pain is the major concern of patients attending dental clinics, and satisfactory pain relief has always been difficult to achieve. Since the pathophysiology of pain is a complex, central and peripheral nervous system process, combined analgesic regimens with different mechanisms of action as a multimodal approach are becoming popular among the clinicians and dentists.
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of ibuprofen and tramadol when used alone or in combination in animal models of pain and inflammation.
The animals were divided into six groups with six animals in each group. Analgesic activity was assessed by hot plate method in rats and by acetic acid-induced writhing test in mice. Paw edema model in rats after induction with 0.1 mL of 1% carrageenan was used to assess the anti-inflammatory activity.
Analysis of variance followed by Tukey's honestly significant difference post hoc test was used for statistical analysis.
Combined use of tramadol and ibuprofen provided enhanced analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects in animal models of pain and inflammation.
