Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery: Page 6

Patients prefer OMSs for wisdom teeth removal, dental implants

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons (OMSs) continue to be patients' first choice for wisdom teeth removal and dental implants, according to national consumer surveys conducted by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

December 11, 2022

Neocis' Yomi gets FDA OK for new bone reduction feature

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Robot-assisted dental surgery firm Neocis has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for a new bone reduction feature on its Yomi dental robotic system.

November 16, 2022

CMS establishes new code for dental surgeries performed in hospitals

By Alex Dagostino

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has agreed to establish a new dental billing and payment system to improve access to dental surgeries performed in hospital operating rooms, according to the ADA.

November 16, 2022

Week in Review: Criticism of new AAOMS guidance | Voters weigh in on dental issues | Top 10 celebrity smiles

By Theresa Pablos

November 10, 2022

Dentists can help female victims of violence

By Alex Dagostino

Researchers analyzed the characteristics and prevalence of oral-maxillofacial trauma in female victims of physical violence caused by men in a review published on November 5 in the Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

November 9, 2022

Clinicians say AAOMS' MRONJ guidance misses the mark

By Melissa Busch

Clinicians are criticizing the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) for its updated guidance on treating medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ), questioning the criteria used to identify this rare yet serious condition.

November 7, 2022

Mitigating anxiety before 3rd-molar surgery

By Alex Dagostino

Telling patients what they can expect before a third-molar extraction procedure may help reduce their dental anxiety and postoperative pain, according to a study published on November 1 in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

November 6, 2022

Read with caution: DrBicuspid's 5 scariest case reports

By Melissa Busch

Ghosts, ghouls, and things that go bump in the night may be what you think about on Halloween, but the biggest scares may happen right in your own dental practice. In the spirit of the holiday, DrBicuspid.com revisits the scariest case reports of 2022.

October 30, 2022

Facing osteosarcoma in the age of Instagram

By Dr. Teresa Yang

Like many 30-something-year-old women, Jen Taylor chronicles her life on the social media platform Instagram. In Taylor's case, her profile also serves as an outlet for documenting her life after she was diagnosed with cancer in her maxilla in her late 20s. Dr. Teresa Yang shares Taylor's story.

October 24, 2022

Prosthetic knee outcomes worse for patients with implants

By Melissa Busch

Patients who had dental caries or implant placement one year before total knee arthroplasty have more complications, including heart attacks, according to a study published recently in the Journal of Arthroplasty.

October 20, 2022

AAOMS publishes updated MRONJ guidance

By Melissa Busch

The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) has updated its guidance on treating medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ), a rare yet serious condition that can affect cancer patients taking antiresorptive medications.

October 19, 2022

Oral surgeons should track some patients at risk of endocarditis

By Melissa Busch

In a withdrawn article, researchers said oral and maxillofacial surgeons should monitor patients at moderate risk for infective endocarditis for four months after some dental procedures, according to a perspective published on October 13 in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

October 16, 2022

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