What a shitty take. There’s only so much ibuprofen you can take before the risks start outweighing the benefits, and there’s plenty of pain that is much stronger than that.
I’m not at all suggesting ibuprofen for pain management of cancer patients or people immediately after major surgery.
But for a big chunk of outpatient procedures enough OTC pain meds will actually work just fine.
I’m not some granola advocate here. Nor am I trying to say that everyone should just tough it out. But you can’t seriously say that 800mg ibuprofen is more dangerous or less effective than opioids for wisdom teeth removal