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Orofacial Pain: Page 3
New guidance for chronic jaw pain released
By
Melissa Busch
A new recommendation for treating persistent temporomandibular joint pain was published on December 15 in
BMJ
.
December 18, 2023
Elastic use with clear aligners may cause TMDs
By
Melissa Busch
Using intermaxillary elastics with clear aligners in adults may cause temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs) or worsen symptoms or pain associated with them.
December 11, 2023
$4M grant will study postsurgical oral pain
By
Ava Barros
The University of New England College of Dental Medicine, led by the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, has received a $4.4 million grant to study pain development after oral procedures.
December 11, 2023
Marijuana derivative may ease severe tooth pain
By
Melissa Busch
Cannabidiol, a nonaddictive, nonpsychoactive component of the marijuana plant, may reduce severe dental pain, making it a safer, equally effective alternative to opioids.
November 20, 2023
It may hurt. Pain sensitivity possibly linked to political views.
By
Ava Barros
Spike Lee, PhD, of the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, had just received a numbing agent, like he always does before a dental cleaning, when he wondered whether a lack of sensitivity to pain affects one's moral and political views.
November 20, 2023
Highs and lows of opioid prescribing for dental patients
By
Ava Barros
U.S. dentists and oral surgeons still prescribed opioids to millions of patients, according to a recently published study in
PLOS One
.
November 13, 2023
Dentists to get childhood trauma training to curb opioid crisis
By
Ava Barros
The University of Missouri will virtually train dentists to work with patients who experienced childhood trauma in a move to address the opioid epidemic.
November 6, 2023
What dentists are saying about managing pediatric pain
By
Melissa Busch
Dentists reported that pediatric pain-management practices need to improve, because controlling pain, as well as anxiety or fear, in kids is a problem.
October 30, 2023
Tooth was a real pain for U.S. Grand Prix driver
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Scuderia Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc was experiencing intense tooth pain when he competed at the U.S. Grand Prix on October 21 and 22, according to news reports.
October 27, 2023
RevBio gets $2M to develop bone graft with pain drug
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
RevBio has received a $2 million grant to fund the preclinical development of a bone graft that will release locally acting nonopioid pain medication.
October 26, 2023
Abusive childhood may be linked to TMD development
By
Melissa Busch
Maltreatment that patients experience during childhood can cause psychological deterioration that may lead to the development of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), according to a research article.
October 19, 2023
Woman diagnosed with Munchausen’s due to fake oral health symptoms
By
Melissa Busch
A woman who underwent oral surgical procedures for persistent tooth pain and oral ulcers was diagnosed with Munchausen syndrome after clinicians found no medical evidence of her symptoms.
October 16, 2023
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