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Are supplements endangering your patients?

By Laird Harrison

Patients are treating themselves with more and more herbs, vitamins, and minerals, unaware that these substances can complicate dental procedures.

February 19, 2008

Goodbye, lidocaine!

By Robert Luhn

A local anesthetic is a boon -- until your patient no longer needs it. Then it's a bother, the patient suffering with numb cheeks, lips, and tongue, hours after a procedure is over.

January 28, 2008

Do bisphosphonates lead to jaw osteonecrosis or not?

By Rabia Mughal

Although bisphosphonate drugs are great at battling osteoporosis, they can also cause osteonecrosis. One study says oral bisphosphonates are fine; another study hotly disputes this. The bisphosphonate battle continues

January 17, 2008

Acetaminophen eases postwisdom tooth removal pain

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) July 30 The pain killer Paracetamol, known as acetaminophen in the U.S. and sold under the trade names Tylenol in the U.S. and Panadol in the U.K., is an effective treatment for the pain following wisdom tooth extraction, according to a review of 21 studies that used the drug versus a placebo or an inactive substance.

July 29, 2007

Pentoxifylline not a first-line agent for recurrent mouth ulcers

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) April 16 Pentoxifylline therapy provides only limited efficacy against recurrent aphthous stomatitis and should not be considered a first-line agent, new research indicates. However, the drug may be considered if other treatments prove unsuccessful.

July 18, 2007

Bisphosphonates not alone in causing ONJ

SAN FRANCISCO - Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) can no longer be called just bisphosphonate-associated ONJ since other drugs also play a role in prompting the condition, according to Cesar Migliorati, DDS, during an expert panel today at the ADA Annual Session.

December 31, 1998