Susanne
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The dentist recommended taking ibuprofen to help with the jaw-clenching soreness and the bit of swelling of the gum around my wisdom tooth. She also said she and her husband, the dentist who will be removing my two left wisdom teeth next week, often recommend taking OTC ibuprofen and acetaminophen together after wisdom teeth extraction because they seem to work better at controlling discomfort than prescription narcotic pain relievers.
My question is about the safety of ibuprofen. In the past couple of years or so, there've been reports on ibuprofen increasing risk of heart attack and stroke, but they never exactly specify how great the risk is and at what dose/frequency. I've even seen black box warnings on the bottles. Some reports sort of suggest small or short-term doses of ibuprofen are quite risky. Is that true? The information is so confusing and it makes me nervous about occasionally taking even one or two 200 mg pills a day.
My question is about the safety of ibuprofen. In the past couple of years or so, there've been reports on ibuprofen increasing risk of heart attack and stroke, but they never exactly specify how great the risk is and at what dose/frequency. I've even seen black box warnings on the bottles. Some reports sort of suggest small or short-term doses of ibuprofen are quite risky. Is that true? The information is so confusing and it makes me nervous about occasionally taking even one or two 200 mg pills a day.