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Dental Dose: How patients use gabapentin illicitly

By Theresa Pablos

It's pharmacology after dark on Dental Dose. In this new segment, pharmacologist Tom Viola, RPh, shares the dark side of legal medications used illicitly. The first up is gabapentin, a neuropathy medication that can produce an opioidlike effect in high doses.

September 23, 2021

Clinicians in Japan use navigation system for TMJ surgery

By Leah Sherwood

Clinicians in Japan successfully performed a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis surgery on a pediatric patient using a computer-assisted navigation system, according to details published on September 10 in the Journal of Medical Case Reports.

September 15, 2021

Lasers reduce pain after extraction, implant surgeries

By Theresa Pablos

Low-level lasers reduced pain following extraction and implant surgeries in a pair of blinded randomized controlled trials published recently in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology.

September 13, 2021

Dental Dose: Why prilocaine is arguably the best anesthetic

By Theresa Pablos

So far on Dental Dose, pharmacologist Tom Viola, RPh, has covered the advantages of articaine, lidocaine, Carbocaine, and bupivacaine. But he's saved arguably the best local anesthetic for last: prilocaine.

September 9, 2021

Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider: Lasers reduce pain after extraction, implant surgeries

By Theresa Pablos

September 8, 2021

CDSA course teaches oral sedation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new virtual minicourse offered by the California Dental Society of Anesthesiology (CDSA) will teach subjects on oral conscious sedation and moderate sedation.

August 26, 2021

Do you know which orofacial signs are linked to Lyme disease?

By Melissa Busch

A new systematic review has identified more than half a dozen orofacial manifestations of Lyme disease, including temporomandibular joint pain, altered taste, and facial palsy. The findings were published in the August issue of the Journal of Dental Hygiene.

August 24, 2021

Parents sue dental office for death of 3-year-old boy

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The parents of a 3-year-old boy who died following a dental procedure in Wichita, KS, are suing the dentist, the dental office, the nurse anesthetist, and the anesthesia company involved in the case, according to an article on KSN.com.

August 19, 2021

New paper highlights steps to change TMD treatment

By Melissa Busch

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have recommended overhauling temporomandibular disorder (TMD) treatment. An August 13 article published in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology highlights the recommendations and steps taken to address them.

August 16, 2021

What's on my chair for posterior CAD/CAM restorations

By Theresa Pablos

What's on My Chair is a new series on DrBicuspid.com in which dental professionals share the tools and techniques they use for specific types of procedures and cases. In the first episode, digital dentistry expert Dr. Steven Gold shares how he prepares and places posterior CAD/CAM restorations.

August 16, 2021

Week in Review: Syndrome leads to unneeded procedures | High-paying dental jobs | New video series

By Theresa Pablos

August 13, 2021

Dental Dose: Carbocaine's greatest strength is also its biggest weakness

By Theresa Pablos

Dental Dose is back with the continuation of our series on local anesthetics. In this episode, pharmacologist Tom Viola, RPh, shares what you need to know about mepivacaine -- often better known by the brand name Carbocaine.

August 12, 2021

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