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Dental Dose: What you need to know about bupivacaine

By Theresa Pablos

Bupivacaine's claim to fame is that it's the longest-acting amide anesthetic agent, noted Tom Viola, RPh, in the latest episode of Dental Dose. But how much do you really know about this amide anesthetic? Viola breaks down three key points in our video.

April 29, 2021

TMD linked to exposure to violence in children

By Hannah Welk

Adolescents who report temporomandibular disorder (TMD) pain and jaw dysfunction are more often exposed to violence, according to a study published recently in the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation.

April 28, 2021

COVID-19 made mental health worse for patients with oral pain

By Melissa Busch

People with orofacial pain experienced higher levels of depression, anxiety, and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published recently in Dental and Medical Problems.

April 21, 2021

Dental Dose: Painkillers and COVID-19 vaccines

By Theresa Pablos

A patient comes in for dental work today. He got the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday. What do you do? "It's a Catch-22," said pharmacologist Tom Viola, RPh, in the latest episode of Dental Dose. That's because dentistry's favorite painkillers may also dampen the effectiveness of vaccines.

April 15, 2021

Use of dental gag causes cardiac arrest in toddler

By Melissa Busch

A 5-year-old boy under general anesthesia for oral surgery went into serious cardiac arrest, triggered by his mouth being propped open with a dental gag, according to a case report published on March 26 in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

April 8, 2021

Nexa3D releases large-format dental 3D printer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Nexa3D has launched a new dental lab 3D printer called NXD200.

April 5, 2021

ADA: Delta Dental is minimizing dentist anesthesiologists

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Delta Dental's apparent ongoing refusal to credential dentist anesthesiologists has minimized the specialists' standing and unfairly kept their reimbursement levels below those of other anesthesiology-providing colleagues, according to a news story published on April 2 by ADA News.

April 5, 2021

Emergency dental visits rose 30% during COVID-19 pandemic

By Melissa Busch

The number of patients who visited emergency clinics in China for dental problems increased by approximately one-third during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to the same period in 2019, in a new study. The findings were published on April 3 in BMC Oral Health.

April 5, 2021

Week in Review: Periodontitis health risks | Cure for tooth sensitivity | March Madness

By Theresa Pablos

April 2, 2021

Dental Dose: 3 things you don't know about articaine

By Theresa Pablos

Chances are, articaine is the local anesthetic of choice in your office. But how well do you know the ever-popular agent? In this episode of Dental Dose, pharmacologist Tom Viola, RPh, shares three articaine myths that might confuse even the most experienced dentist.

April 1, 2021

Cure for tooth sensitivity, pain may be on the horizon

By Melissa Busch

Scientists have identified a protein in tooth cells that helps detect cold, possibly paving the way for new treatments for tooth sensitivity and pain, according to a study published on March 26 in Science Advances.

March 28, 2021

Texting study shows 60% of opioids unused after procedures

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A text message program showed that 60% of opioid tablets prescribed to patients for common procedures went unused in a study published on March 25 in JAMA Network Open.

March 25, 2021

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