“…Several drugs have also been tested to verify their potential as a preemptive medication in different dental surgeries: nimesulida (Barbalho et al, 2017; da Costa Araújo et al, 2012; Pouchain et al, 2015; Santos et al, 2022), dexamethasone (Bahammam et al, 2017; Barbalho et al, 2017; Konuganti et al, 2015; Lima et al, 2018; Pilatti et al, 2006; Ramires et al, 2021; Santos et al, 2021; Steffens et al, 2010), etoricoxib (Konuganti et al, 2015; Steffens et al, 2010, 2011), celecoxib (Pilatti et al, 2006; Steffens et al, 2011), ibuprofen (Bahammam et al, 2017; Pereira et al, 2020; Santos et al, 2022; Vogel et al, 1992), and acetaminophen (Santos et al, 2021), which is widely used in most clinical trials as rescue medication (Bahammam et al, 2017; da Costa Araújo et al, 2012; Konuganti et al, 2015; Lima et al, 2018; Pereira et al, 2020; Pilatti et al, 2006; Pouchain et al, 2015; Ramires et al, 2021; Santos et al, 2021, 2022; Steffens et al, 2010, 2011). In general, studies have shown the superiority of test drugs over placebo (Bahammam et al, 2017; Barbalho et al, 2017; da Costa Araújo et al, 2012; Konuganti et al, 2015; Lima et al, 2018; Pereira et al, 2020; Pilatti et al, 2006; Pouchain et al, 2015; Ramires et al, 2021; Santos et al, 2021, 2022; Steffens et al, 2010, 2011; Vogel et al, 1992).…”