Orofacial Pain: Page 18

Naltrexone reduced woman's burning mouth syndrome pain

By Melissa Busch

A 62-year-old woman with stubborn burning mouth syndrome experienced a significant decrease in pain after taking the opioid antagonist naltrexone daily. The case report was published on April 30 in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology.

May 3, 2022

Dental Dose: Don't be married to benzocaine

By Theresa Pablos

In this episode of Dental Dose, pharmacologist Tom Viola, RPh, shares why dental professionals should consider topical anesthetics beyond benzocaine.

April 28, 2022

Facial pain signals illuminate path for nonopioid therapies

U.S. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Researchers (NIDCR) researchers recently caught facial nerves on camera responding in real time to pain signals. The findings could provide insight into ways to develop safer, nonopioid treatments for orofacial pain.

April 25, 2022

Dentist misrepresented herself as a patient to get oxycodone

By Melissa Busch

A New York dentist has admitted to misrepresenting herself as one of her patients to fraudulently obtain oxycodone for her own use, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York.

April 18, 2022

Root canal sealer found in woman with nerve injury

By Melissa Busch

A 27-year-old woman lost sensation in her chin and lip following root canal treatment on her mandibular molar. Months later, specialists confirmed that extrusion of the root canal sealer caused the patient's permanent anesthesia, according to a case report published April 1 in Oral Surgery.

April 7, 2022

Lidocaine shot may have led to patient's heart attack

By Melissa Busch

A local injection of lidocaine during dental treatment possibly induced a coronary artery spasm, potentially resulting in a 50-year-old man's heart attack, according to a case report published April 3 in the American Journal of the Medical Sciences.

April 4, 2022

American Board of Orofacial Pain recognized as certifying board

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards recently recognized the American Board of Orofacial Pain as the national certifying board for orofacial pain, according to a March 30 report by ADA News.

March 31, 2022

Dental Dose: Take precautions for patients with asthma

By Theresa Pablos

Dental Dose addresses two facets of dental pharmacology: medications used in dentistry with systemic effects and medications used for nondental conditions that impact dentistry. Treating patients with asthma tackles both sides of dental pharmacology, explained Tom Viola in the latest episode.

March 31, 2022

Tramadol-dexketoprofen combo effective for 3rd-molar extraction

By Hannah Welk

A combination of the opioid class drug tramadol and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) dexketoprofen proved more effective than ibuprofen alone for managing pain after third-molar extraction, according to a report published in the Journal of Evidence Based Dental Practice.

March 28, 2022

X-rays reveal man's bruxism-caused apical periodontitis

By Melissa Busch

Dental x-rays revealed that a healthy 28-year-old man developed apical periodontitis in two teeth following an intense phase of bruxism that lasted about a year, according to a case report published on March 24 in BMC Oral Health.

March 27, 2022

Week in Review: Girl diagnosed with rare, life-threatening lesion | Sugar substitutes linked to cancer | Dentistry responds to the crisis in Ukraine

By Theresa Pablos

March 25, 2022

Oral surgeon charged with murder of patient turned girlfriend

By Melissa Busch

An oral surgeon in Maryland was arrested for his alleged involvement in the overdose death of a 25-year-old former patient who later became his employee and girlfriend, according to a press release from the Montgomery County Department of Police.

March 24, 2022

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