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Are supplements endangering your patients?
By Laird Harrison
Patients are treating themselves with more and more herbs, vitamins, and minerals, unaware that these substances can complicate dental procedures.
February 19, 2008
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General anesthesia safe for special needs patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Is it safe to administer general anesthesia to special needs patients undergoing dental procedures? The answer is yes, according to a new study in Anesthesia Progress.
February 18, 2008
Goodbye, lidocaine!
By Robert Luhn
A local anesthetic is a boon -- until your patient no longer needs it. Then it's a bother, the patient suffering with numb cheeks, lips, and tongue, hours after a procedure is over.
January 28, 2008
Do bisphosphonates lead to jaw osteonecrosis or not?
By Rabia Mughal
Although bisphosphonate drugs are great at battling osteoporosis, they can also cause osteonecrosis. One study says oral bisphosphonates are fine; another study hotly disputes this. The bisphosphonate battle continues
January 17, 2008
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Buccal infiltration faster for molars
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Are you always on the look-out for easier, more efficient techniques of delivering anesthesia? When it comes to numbing mandibular first molars, buccal infiltration (BI), using 4 percent articaine, works faster and has the same success rate as the inferior alveolar nerve block (IANBs) method, according to a new study in the January 2008 Journal of Endodontics.
January 2, 2008
Study validates filling without drilling
By Laird Harrison
What if you could fill without having to drill? Scottish dentists have experimented with the approach on primary molars for years. Now a new study suggests the technique works.
December 25, 2007
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New guidelines shape sedation use
By Laird Harrison
The ADA's new sedation guidelines are expected to influence which dentists can prescribe which sedatives for years to come.
December 23, 2007
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Compounded painkillers called risky
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dentists beware -- some pharmacy-compounded topical anesthetics may be using unapproved or withdrawn ingredients.
November 26, 2007
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CRA Newsletter picks fave products
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
What do Russell Crowe and Septocaine have in common? They have both won prestigious awards in their fields. (And they both make us numb with delight.) The latter was named the No. 1 product CRA evaluators "can't live without" in the September issue of the CRA Newsletter.
November 11, 2007
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Acetaminophen eases postwisdom tooth removal pain
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) July 30 The pain killer Paracetamol, known as acetaminophen in the U.S. and sold under the trade names Tylenol in the U.S. and Panadol in the U.K., is an effective treatment for the pain following wisdom tooth extraction, according to a review of 21 studies that used the drug versus a placebo or an inactive substance.
July 29, 2007
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Pentoxifylline not a first-line agent for recurrent mouth ulcers
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) April 16 Pentoxifylline therapy provides only limited efficacy against recurrent aphthous stomatitis and should not be considered a first-line agent, new research indicates. However, the drug may be considered if other treatments prove unsuccessful.
July 18, 2007
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Fentanyl provides effective supplemental analgesia in dental surgery for pulpitis
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) March 17 An interligamentary injection of fentanyl provides superior pain relief in dental debridement when added to standard local anesthesia than does local anesthesia alone, Egyptian endodontists report in the February Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.
July 17, 2007
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