Table 2.

Analgesia for children, adapted from SDCEP²

Dental pain	Treatment	Dose for each age group
For dental pain in children, an appropriate five-day regimen is either:	Paracetamol (500 mg tablets, or 120 mg/5 ml or 250 mg/5 ml oral suspension), dose depending on age, up to four times daily (max = four doses in 24 hours)	6-12 months = 120 mg 2-3 years = 180 mg 4-5 years = 240 mg 6-7 years = 240-250 mg 8-9 years = 360-375 mg 10-11 years = 480-500 mg 12-15 years = 480-750 mg 16-17 years = 500 mg-1 g
	Ibuprofen (200 mg tablets, or 100 mg/5 ml oral suspension), dose depending on age, preferably after food up to three times daily unless indicated otherwise	6-11 months = 50 mg (four times daily) 1-3 years = 100 mg 4-6 years = 150 mg 7-9 years = 200 mg 10-11 years = 300 mg 12-17 years = 300-400 mg