Orofacial Pain

Toothache leads to implant removal from man's skull
By Melissa Busch
A toothache landed a man in the hospital, requiring life-saving surgery to remove a dental implant from his skull.
April 26, 2024
Dental Implant Placement
Sweetening up dental injections to reduce kids' pain
By Ava Barros
Applying a sugar-free flavoring before administering local anesthetic injections in pediatric dental patients may decrease pain, according to a study recently published in the International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry.
April 26, 2024
Boy Procedure Suction
Podcast: In today's dental landscape, what comes next for the AES?
By Kevin Henry
In the latest episode of "The DrBicuspid.com Podcast," Dr. Jason Luchtefeld discusses the American Equilibration Society (AES) and its focus on occlusion, temporomandibular disorders, and comprehensive oral care.
April 26, 2024
Dr. Jason Luchtefeld
Cold comfort: New preservation method offers hope for TMJ patients
By Karie Neeley Anderson
A new way of preserving tissue may improve the viability of meniscal grafts and end the current shortage, offering relief for patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders, according to a recent study.
April 26, 2024
A study that came out of Clemson University's partnership with the Medical University of South Carolina and an industry collaborator sharpens the focus on the knee or the jaw's temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Image and caption courtesy of Clemson University.
Are you properly anesthetizing dental patients who use drugs like Ozempic?
By Melissa Busch
Clinicians may need to reconsider how they anesthetize and sedate dental patients who are taking glucagonlike peptide 1 agonists like Ozempic.
April 25, 2024
Surgery Female Surgeon
This therapy make take the ouch out of burning mouth syndrome
By Melissa Busch
A therapy that stimulates cell function may offer immediate pain relief from burning mouth syndrome.
April 10, 2024
Oral Pain Woman
Understanding dental anesthesia: What to know about the ASMA injection
By Melia Lewis
I still remember the very first day of learning dental anesthesia and injections in dental hygiene school. Do you remember that day as well?
March 29, 2024
Melia Lewis
Green glasses go on, dental anxiety and heart rate drop
By Melissa Busch
Reducing anxiety and more in third-molar surgery patients may come down to wearing green glasses.
March 26, 2024
Female Patient Dental Chair
Jewelry that quivers may halt nighttime bruxism
By Ava Barros
A mouthguard wirelessly attached to a smart bracelet that gently vibrates may trigger people to stop grinding their teeth while they sleep, according to a story recently published in the Daily Mail.
March 22, 2024
Teeth Grinding
Complaint leads dentist to relinquish his license
By Melissa Busch
A dentist in Florida voluntarily surrendered his dental license, according to an order.
March 19, 2024
Iv Sedation2
Balanced Pharma names new advisory board member
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Pharmaceutical startup Balanced Pharma has named Dr. Howard Glazer to its scientific advisory board.
March 13, 2024
Dr. Howard Glazer.
What do I need to know about TMJ?
By Ann-Marie DePalma
When a dental patient tells you he or she has TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disorder, how do you respond and what do you need to know? Ann-Marie DePalma, CDA, RDH, MEd, shares her advice and knowledge.
March 11, 2024
Woman Dentist Toothache
Page 1 of 183
Next Page