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Orofacial Pain: Page 22
Why the war in Ukraine might make root canals more difficult
By
Darius Tahir
The war in Ukraine is being felt worldwide, and the U.S. healthcare system is not immune. Supplies of helium, critical for magnetic resonance imaging machines, and nitrous oxide, important for dentistry, are two healthcare products that have been mired by shortages.
June 15, 2022
Why dentists should look for numb chin syndrome
By
Alex Dagostino
Numb chin syndrome is a rare sensory neuropathy of the mental nerve. Because oral healthcare professionals are often the first to encounter patients with this condition, they should recognize and understand it, according to a recent study published in the
Journal of the American Dental Association
.
June 6, 2022
Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider: Why dentists should look for numb chin syndrome
By
Theresa Pablos
June 1, 2022
Week in Review: Drinking mouthwash causes impaired vision | Vaping linked to gum disease | New video series
By
Theresa Pablos
May 26, 2022
Computer-controlled anesthesia cuts the ouch for kids
By
Melissa Busch
Children injected with computer-controlled intraligamentary anesthesia prior to molar extractions felt less pain than those given typical inferior alveolar nerve blocks, according to a study published May 20 in
BMC Oral Health
.
May 24, 2022
More patients presenting with orofacial pain
By
Hannah Welk
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in the number of patients seeking treatment for new orofacial pain complaints and related symptoms, according to a study in the
Journal of the American Dental Association
. The most common symptoms that providers felt were aggravated in these patients included anxiety, headache, bruxism, pain while chewing, and sleep disturbances.
May 19, 2022
NY hygienists can give nitrous oxide, local anesthesia
By
Melissa Busch
Dental hygienists in New York now can administer local infiltration anesthesia and nitrous oxide to patients while assisting dentists with all dental procedures, thanks to a bill that was recently signed into law.
May 17, 2022
Cancer drug may have delayed man's oral surgery healing
By
Melissa Busch
A medication used to treat cancer may have prevented a 58-year-old man from healing following an oral surgery procedure, according to a case report published May 11 in the
Journal of the American Dental Association
.
May 15, 2022
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
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