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Medication

Acetaminophen (paracetamol)

Non-opioid analgesic / antipyretic

Brand names: Tylenol

Oral health effects

  • No significant direct oral effects

    Few oral side effects; a preferred dental analgesic (often combined with an NSAID) when bleeding or GI risk limits NSAIDs.

    Clinical management: Mind the total daily dose and hepatic limits, especially with combination opioid products.

Sources

  1. Adverse drug events in the oral cavity. Yuan A, Woo SB. Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, 2015.