Alternative Pain Therapies

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

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

Marijuana derivative may ease severe tooth pain

By Melissa Busch

Cannabidiol, a nonaddictive, nonpsychoactive component of the marijuana plant, may reduce severe dental pain, making it a safer, equally effective alternative to opioids.

November 20, 2023

A hot way to cool burning mouth syndrome is in development

By Melissa Busch

Researchers are developing a better way to treat burning mouth syndrome, which includes delivery of the active ingredient in chili peppers.

September 20, 2023

Is SDF the answer to reducing tooth sensitivity?

By Melissa Busch

Adults experienced reduced tooth sensitivity when silver diamine fluoride (SDF) was applied to tooth root surfaces.

July 18, 2023

Salve-soaked gauze may curb 3rd-molar extraction pain, dry socket

By Melissa Busch

An antibiotic-corticosteroid ointment may control dry socket, infection, and pain.

June 23, 2023

PBM light therapy may better pain, healing after extractions

By Melissa Busch

Photobiomodulation light therapy may improve postoperative pain and wound healing after tooth extractions.

May 25, 2023

Altered anti-nausea drugs could lead to long-lasting pain relief

By Amerigo Allegretto

An altered version of an anti-nausea drug reaches inside cells to disrupt signaling and provide sustained pain relief.

May 24, 2023

A sticky way to combat 3rd-molar surgery complications

By Melissa Busch

Kinesiology tape and the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may be the key to treating postoperative complications after wisdom tooth surgery.

April 17, 2023

How cannabis affects vital signs, sedation for oral surgery

By Melissa Busch

Patients undergoing IV sedation who test positive for cannabis may have vital signs and anesthetic requirements similar to those who don't have the drug in their systems, according to a small study published recently in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

February 9, 2023

Study to explore cannabis-altered oral bacteria and brain

By Melissa Busch

Researchers from universities in South Carolina and North Carolina were awarded $3.7 million to explore further alterations that cannabis smoking makes to the community of microorganisms in the mouth and how those changes affect the brain.

January 16, 2023

Should CBD be used in pain management?

By Alex Dagostino

Managing patient pain while limiting opioid prescriptions poses challenges for oral healthcare providers, but cannabidiol (CBD) oil might serve as an alternative treatment, according to a commentary published on September 26 in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

September 26, 2022

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