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Study: NSAIDs beat opioids for pain management

By Will Morton

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) resulted in better pain-related outcomes than opioids for acute pain management after tooth extractions, according to a recently published study in the Journal of Dental Research.

January 18, 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

Tekmika Health signs deal with Milestone Scientific

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Tekmika Health Technologies has signed a deal to exclusively distribute Milestone Scientific's single-tooth anesthesia system in Brazil.

January 11, 2023

Is the key to improving trismus in the laundry room?

By Melissa Busch

Opening a wooden clothespin inside the mouth may be a hack for improving trismus in patients, according to a technical note published on January 6 in the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

January 9, 2023

How to better predict a patient's risk of postsurgical pain

By Melissa Busch

Clinical factors, including pain severity before and during root canals, may better predict the risk of postoperative pain than sociodemographic characteristics such as race and income, according to a study published in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology.

January 2, 2023

Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider: How to better predict a patient's risk of postsurgical pain

By Melissa Busch

December 21, 2022

Combo of anesthesia and technique key to numbing patients

By Will Morton

While a robust armamentarium is available for dentists to effectively administer anesthesia, the key to success is finding the right balance in the use of its tools and techniques, according to a recent DrBicuspid.com webinar.

December 15, 2022

Clinicians are feeling the pain of prolonged mask use

By Melissa Busch

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are experiencing orofacial pain, including temporomandibular disorders, related to the ongoing use of N95 filtering facepiece respirators and masks. The perspective was published on December 1 in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

December 1, 2022

N.C. updates opioid action plan to prevent misuse

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services updated the North Carolina Dental Opioid Action Plan to help dentists prevent the misuse of opioids. The updated plan provides clear steps for dentists, staff members, patients, families, and communities to address the opioid epidemic.

November 28, 2022

3D maps of TMJ sensory neurons help researchers study pain

By Melissa Busch

A joint U.S. health and pain reduction consortium granted awards to researchers to create 3D innervation maps of different sensory neurons found in the knee and the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) to study how neurons create pain.

November 14, 2022

Regional anesthesia cuts opioid use in oral reconstructions

By Melissa Busch

Supplemental regional anesthesia may reduce opioid use in patients following microvascular free flap reconstruction of the oral cavity, according to a study published in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

November 14, 2022

Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider: Regional anesthesia cuts opioid use in oral reconstructions

By Melissa Busch

November 9, 2022

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