Anesthesia: Page 43

Agencies plan painkiller restrictions
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Washington state is preparing regulations intended to curb the overuse of prescription painkillers, according to an article in the New York Times.
July 28, 2010
Sanofi-Aventis, Novalar eye European market for OraVerse
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sanofi-Aventis and Novalar Pharmaceuticals announced that the Marketing Authorization Application for OraVerse has been accepted for review by the regulatory agencies of the U.K., Germany, Italy, France, and Spain.
July 22, 2010
Dentist convicted of fatally sedating 3 patients paroled
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A California dentist convicted of killing three patients by giving them fatal doses of anesthesia has been granted parole, according to news stories.
July 21, 2010
IMEP, MSC partner on online sedation course
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Institute of Medical Emergency Preparedness (IMEP) is partnering with Medical Simulation Corporation (MSC) to provide the MSC Moderate Sedation Course and IMEP Sedation Emergency Algorithms online.
July 13, 2010
Antidepressants help manage trigeminal nerve injuries
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Pharmacologic management can be used to treat trigeminal nerve injury pain after dental implant surgery, according to a new study.
July 11, 2010
Study identifies possible cause of ONJ
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) could be caused by an interaction between nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates and compromised vitamin D function, according to a new animal study.
July 6, 2010
Paresthesia more common after 4% local anesthetic
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Paresthesia occurs more often after use of 4% local anesthetic formulations, according to a study in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
July 1, 2010
Vibrating injections don't hurt permanent tooth buds
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Does using computer-controlled local anesthetic delivery technology for an intraligamentary injection on primary teeth in pediatric patients cause damage to the underlying, developing adult permanent tooth? Not according to a new study in the International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry.
July 1, 2010
W.Va. woman sues dentist after implant surgery
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A West Virginia woman is suing Simpson Dental Associates of Charleston and a dentist for dental malpractice following an unsuccessful implant surgery, according to a news story in the West Virginia Record.
June 28, 2010
Cause determined in young patient's death
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A 6-year-old Virginia boy who died after undergoing anesthesia for a dental procedure died of an irregular heartbeat caused by removal of the breathing tube, according to the state medical examiner's office.
June 27, 2010
Merck loses retrial of Fosamax/ONJ case
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Merck has been ordered to pay $8 million in compensatory damages to a 72-year-old woman who claimed the company's bisphosphonate drug Fosamax caused her to develop osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) and related dental problems.
June 27, 2010
Popsicles ease kids' discomfort after treatment with anesthesia
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Licking an unsweetened popsicle after dental treatment with local anesthesia reduces the feeling of discomfort and the biting of soft tissue and self-mutilation for pediatric patients, according a study in the International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry.
June 20, 2010
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