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What links oral surgery infections to penicillin allergy?

By Melissa Busch

Oral surgery patients with penicillin allergies who take a certain kind of antibiotic as perioperative prophylaxis face a greater risk of developing surgical site infections, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

August 29, 2021

Imaging aids in treating boy's dental infection-caused abscesses

By Melissa Busch

Imaging helped clinicians diagnose and treat rare orbital and mouth abscesses caused by a dental infection in a 13-year-old boy, according to a case report recently published in the European Journal of Dentistry. If untreated, the condition could have led to death or blindness.

August 23, 2021

Tooth extraction causes rare symptom of vertigo

By Melissa Busch

A 26-year-old woman experienced vertigo after having two teeth surgically removed, according to a case report published on August 13 in the British Dental Journal. Only four similar cases have been reported, the authors noted.

August 18, 2021

Surgeons treat woman's severe post-traumatic condylar resorption

By Melissa Busch

A woman was treated successfully for severe facial skeletal deformities caused by the condylar resorption of her temporomandibular joint, which stemmed from childhood trauma. The report was published on August 13 in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases.

August 15, 2021

Are you using throat packs? It may be time to reconsider

By Melissa Busch

Throat packs may not effectively prevent patients from ingesting blood during oral surgery or improve postprocedure nausea and vomiting, according to results from a randomized controlled trial published on August 6 in the International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.

August 12, 2021

U.S. Oral Surgery Management lands new partner in La.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Management services firm U.S. Oral Surgery Management has partnered with Oral and Facial Surgery Center, which has locations in two Louisiana cities, Opelousas and Lafayette.

August 10, 2021

Don't let 'fuzzy thinking' put dental patients at risk

By Melissa Busch

Are you practicing while under the influence of "fuzzy thinking" -- basing dental treatment decisions on opinions rather than facts? Clinicians who do so may be putting patients at risk, according to a perspective published August 8 in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

August 9, 2021

Dentistry jobs are some of the highest paying

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Several of the top-paying jobs in the U.S. are in the dental field, according to a recent report by Ladders. Out of the 25 jobs listed in the report, four were related to dentistry.

August 8, 2021

You're not dreaming: Hypnosis works as an anesthetic

By Melissa Busch

Hypnosis is a safe, effective, and inexpensive technique that could be used in place of anesthesia during dental procedures, according to a clinical report published on July 28 in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

August 5, 2021

Parotid abscesses cause rare facial palsy in 2 women

By Melissa Busch

Parotid gland abscesses caused unusual facial nerve palsy in two patients, according to a case report published on July 30 in the International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. Only 15 other cases of parotid abscess-induced facial palsy have been reported, the authors noted.

August 3, 2021

U.S. Oral Surgery Management enters Calif. market

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

U.S. Oral Surgery Management has entered the California market with a partnership with the Center for Oral & Facial Surgery.

August 2, 2021

Geistlich releases new sizes for collagen matrices

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Geistlich Biomaterials has released two new larger sizes of its collagen matrices for treating soft-tissue defects or extraction sites.

August 1, 2021

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