• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: A moldable sustained release bupivacaine formulation for tailored treatment of postoperative dental pain
  • Beteiligte: Shepherd, Sarah D.; O’Buckley, Sandra C.; Harrington, James M.; Haines, Laura G.; Rothrock, Ginger D.; Johnson, Leah M.; Nackley, Andrea G.
  • Erschienen: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018
  • Erschienen in: Scientific Reports
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-29696-w
  • ISSN: 2045-2322
  • Schlagwörter: Multidisciplinary
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>A moldable and biodegradable dental material was designed for customized placement and sustained delivery of bupivacaine (BP) within an extraction cavity. Microparticles comprising poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) containing BP were generated via solvent-evaporation and combined with absorbable hemostat Gelfoam®. Kinetics of drug release were evaluated by <jats:italic>in vitro</jats:italic> dialysis assays, showing higher release within the first 24 hours, with subsequent tapering of release kinetics. Formulations of Gelfoam® and BP-PLGA microparticles (GelBP), with three targeted dosing profiles (0.25, 0.5, and 1 mg/kg/day), were evaluated alongside acute subcutaneous BP injections (2 mg/kg) to determine analgesic efficacy in a rat model of tooth extraction pain. Molar extraction resulted in mechanical and thermal cold hyperalgesia in male and female rats. GelBP outperformed acute BP in blocking post-surgical dental pain, with the 0.25 mg/kg GelBP dose preventing hypersensitivity to mechanical (p &lt; 0.01) and thermal cold stimuli (p = 0.05). Molar extraction also resulted in decreased food consumption and weight. Males receiving acute BP and 0.25 mg/kg GelBP maintained normal food consumption (p &lt; 0.002) and weight (p &lt; 0.0001) throughout 7 days. Females, receiving 0.25 mg/kg GelBP maintained weight on days 5–7 (p &lt; 0.04). Customized, sustained release formulation of anesthetic within a tooth extraction cavity holds potential to eliminate post-operative dental pain over several days.</jats:p>
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