ASK YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT NON-OPIOID PAIN MANAGEMENT AFTER ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY.
Some of the most common concerns about surgery are the amount of pain involved and what to expect when recovering. Well-controlled pain can influence your recovery. Numbing medication is often used in the areas involved with oral surgery procedures. The medication will wear off and patients experience pain differently. Your doctor will have a pain management plan that includes different combinations of medications, including opioid and non-opioid options. In addition to managing pain after surgery, the plan is aimed at helping you reach important recovery goals such as drinking and eating. Talk to your doctor about a pain management plan that is right for you and your type of surgery. Create your discussion guide now.
Oral (mouth) or maxillofacial (face and jaw) surgery covers many types of procedures, including
Facial plastic surgery
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) surgery
Wisdom tooth removal
Reconstructive or corrective
surgery
- Facial plastic surgery
- Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) surgery
- Reconstructive or corrective
surgery - Wisdom tooth removal
70% of patients
are prescribed opioids for postsurgical pain after a third-molar extraction
33% of young adults
who take prescription opioids are at higher risk of future opioid misuse
SIDE EFFECTS from opioids can slow down your recovery and may cause nausea, vomiting, and constipation. Opioids may make you feel drowsy or confused.
100 million opioids go unused by patients every year—these pills can be misused and abused by others.
Young adults who take opioids after oral surgery are 3 times more likely to become long-term users.
While many patients may receive opioids after surgery, there are other options for managing pain after surgery that may help you during recovery. That's why it's important to discuss these options with your doctor.
NON-OPIOID EXPAREL PROVIDES LONG-LASTING PAIN RELIEF AFTER SURGERY
- EXPAREL is given during surgery as part of an opioid-minimizing approach and controls pain for the first few days after surgery, when you need it most
- EXPAREL works by numbing the area of your body where your surgery was performed, unlike opioids, which affect your whole body
In wisdom tooth removal surgeries, patients given EXPAREL*†
Reported less pain
Required fewer opioids‡
*For patients undergoing the study defined protocols.
†Based on clinical studies of surgeries using EXPAREL as an alternative to standard of care.
‡The clinical benefit of the decrease in opioid consumption was not demonstrated in the pivotal trials.