Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery: Page 12

USOSM announces partnership, board of director changes

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

U.S. Oral Surgery Management (USOSM) has partnered with Northwest Florida Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and restructured its board of directors in response to the company's growth.

January 6, 2022

Dental x-ray shows man's rare horizontally impacted molars

By Melissa Busch

Clinicians examining a routine dental x-ray discovered a 20-year-old man had rare, identical bilateral horizontally impacted lower molars. Details of the case were published in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science.

January 6, 2022

What to consider before using bone grafts in patients

By Melissa Busch

Clinicians must consider their patients' personal, religious, and humanitarian values to ensure using specific bone grafts does not violate their beliefs, according to an article published in the January issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association.

January 5, 2022

SmartPractice to acquire Save-A-Tooth

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Global health product manufacturer and distributor SmartPractice said it will acquire rights to sell the Save-A-Tooth product line from Phoenix-Lazarus.

January 4, 2022

New device may quickly, cheaply sterilize dental instruments

By Melissa Busch

A radical vapor reactor, which eliminates germs by producing high levels of reactive oxygen species, may offer a quick, low-cost way to sterilize dental instruments, according to findings published in the February issue of Process Biochemistry.

January 4, 2022

Austin Oral Surgery raises awareness of sex trafficking

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Austin Oral Surgery, which has multiple practices in central Texas, has raised awareness about child sex trafficking by training dental teams and fundraising.

December 14, 2021

Snap fix: Clinicians use bra hooks for condylar break

By Melissa Busch

With no typical intermaxillary fixation materials available, clinicians used bra hooks to facilitate the treatment of a woman's condylar fracture, according to a technical note published on December 13 in the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

December 14, 2021

Geistlich launches new regenerative materials product

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Geistlich Biomaterials has launched a validated xenogeneic/allogeneic bone substitute for restoring bone with long-term stability.

December 12, 2021

Man's pulled wisdom tooth leads to dangerous lung abscess

By Melissa Busch

A healthy 45-year-old man experienced respiratory failure due to a giant life-threatening lung abscess caused by oral bacteria stemming from a wisdom tooth extraction. The case report was published in the December issue of Chest.

December 7, 2021

U.S. Oral Surgery Management partners with Tenn. practice

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

U.S. Oral Surgery Management has signed East Tennessee Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery as a new partner practice.

December 6, 2021

Hypertension medication causes man's rare gingival overgrowth

By Melissa Busch

The use of a common medication for high blood pressure led to gingival overgrowth in a man with poor oral health. Details of the case were published on November 14 in the Journal for Nurse Practitioners.

November 16, 2021

Dental Dose: The hidden risk of opioids with acetaminophen

By Theresa Pablos

Acetaminophen is one of the safest drugs in dentistry. Opioids are among the riskiest. Put them together, and you have an effective pain reliever that comes with one side effect you may not think about. Tom Viola, RPh, shares what you need to know in the latest episode of Dental Dose.

November 11, 2021

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