[Function of non-steroids in dentistry and oral surgery. A favourable experiences with aceclofenac].

Most likely pain relief has a privileged role in dentistry because numerous treatment modalities are accompanied by pain with or without any obvious reason. If the pain cannot be controlled, it can definitely influence patients' physical and mental activity and can compromise their whole professional life and also their compliance. The main goal of any analgesic therapy is to provide such a pain-relief that restores patients' comfort with minimal side effects. In dental and oral surgical practice analgesics of peripheral effect (NSAID) are mostly used to control minor pain and postoperative discomfort. This group of medicines effectively blocks the prostaglandin synthesis in the course of pain and inflammation coupled with various injuries, tissue-lacerations. The dental indications of the administration of the non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) and the main characteristics of this medicine are discussed in details. The clinical effectiveness of the therapy with Aflamin (aceclofenac) is also covered.