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Treating dental pain with opioids triples patient overdose risk

By Melissa Busch

Overdose risk is nearly three times higher for patients who fill opioid prescriptions after undergoing dental procedures, researchers reported in a study published on April 29 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

May 2, 2021

Dental Dose: What you need to know about bupivacaine

By Theresa Pablos

Bupivacaine's claim to fame is that it's the longest-acting amide anesthetic agent, noted Tom Viola, RPh, in the latest episode of Dental Dose. But how much do you really know about this amide anesthetic? Viola breaks down three key points in our video.

April 29, 2021

Dental Dose: Painkillers and COVID-19 vaccines

By Theresa Pablos

A patient comes in for dental work today. He got the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday. What do you do? "It's a Catch-22," said pharmacologist Tom Viola, RPh, in the latest episode of Dental Dose. That's because dentistry's favorite painkillers may also dampen the effectiveness of vaccines.

April 15, 2021

Emergency dental visits rose 30% during COVID-19 pandemic

By Melissa Busch

The number of patients who visited emergency clinics in China for dental problems increased by approximately one-third during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to the same period in 2019, in a new study. The findings were published on April 3 in BMC Oral Health.

April 5, 2021

Dental Dose: 3 things you don't know about articaine

By Theresa Pablos

Chances are, articaine is the local anesthetic of choice in your office. But how well do you know the ever-popular agent? In this episode of Dental Dose, pharmacologist Tom Viola, RPh, shares three articaine myths that might confuse even the most experienced dentist.

April 1, 2021

Cure for tooth sensitivity, pain may be on the horizon

By Melissa Busch

Scientists have identified a protein in tooth cells that helps detect cold, possibly paving the way for new treatments for tooth sensitivity and pain, according to a study published on March 26 in Science Advances.

March 28, 2021

Texting study shows 60% of opioids unused after procedures

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A text message program showed that 60% of opioid tablets prescribed to patients for common procedures went unused in a study published on March 25 in JAMA Network Open.

March 25, 2021

Physicians issue consensus on odontogenic sinusitis

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An international research team has issued a consensus statement on diagnosing the underrecognized infection of odontogenic sinusitis. The review was published online February 17 in the International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology.

March 23, 2021

Septodont's Novocol Pharma secures $26M

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Septodont's Novocol Pharma division has secured $32.7 million Canadian ($26 million U.S.) from the Canadian government to further develop its injectable products.

March 22, 2021

Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider: Oral damage common in COVID-19 survivors

By Theresa Pablos

March 8, 2021

What you need to know about cannabis

By Theresa Pablos

When it comes to cannabis in the dental office, there are more questions than answers. Pharmacologist Tom Viola, RPh, sat down with DrBicuspid.com to discuss what we know -- and don't know -- about the controversial green plant.

March 8, 2021

95% of opioid prescriptions are for 5 dental procedures

By Melissa Busch

Dentists wrote about 2.7 million opioid prescriptions to patients during a five-year period, according to a study published on February 23 in the Journal of the American Dental Association. About 95% of these prescriptions were written for five dental procedures.

March 4, 2021

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