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Doctors find dentures in man's throat 8 days after surgery

By Theresa Pablos

Removable dentures got stuck in a 72-year-old man's throat during surgery to remove a benign lump. Doctors didn't find the false teeth until eight days later when the patient complained of pain, bleeding, and swallowing difficulties.

August 12, 2019

Dental pain a top reason Medicaid patients given opioids

By Melissa Busch

Approximately 17% of Medicaid recipients who are prescribed opioids to manage pain receive them for dental reasons, according to a new study. Overall, about half of the Medicaid opioid prescriptions are for either orthopedic or dental-related reasons.

August 11, 2019

75% of dentists don't talk about cannabis -- here's why you should

By Theresa Pablos

Do you discuss cannabis use with your patients? Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco hope the answer is yes. They outlined the oral health considerations of marijuana and other noncigarette products in a recent study.

August 8, 2019

Rural dentists prescribe more opioids

By Melissa Busch

Rural dentists prescribe opioids for pain relief with a significantly greater frequency than nonrural dentists, according to a new study. However, these dentists also prescribe opioid supplies of six to seven days at a lower frequency than other dentists, the researchers found.

August 8, 2019

4 organizations endorse pediatric sedation guidelines

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Four more organizations have endorsed new guidelines that call for two trained personnel to be present when providing deep sedation or general anesthesia to children.

August 4, 2019

Metals top list of common allergens at the dental office

By Theresa Pablos

Which dental materials are responsible for the most contact allergies? Researchers looked at patient data and found metals topped the list, but other common culprits included composites and cosmetic materials.

August 1, 2019

Former Colo. dentist sentenced to prison for drug charges

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A former Colorado dentist was sentenced to three years in prison on July 29 for charges related to distributing Percocet and other drugs to employees.

July 31, 2019

Mo. limits dentist opioid prescriptions for acute pain

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new Missouri law limits the amount of opioid tablets dentists can prescribe for acute pain.

July 29, 2019

U.S. overdose deaths drop for 1st time in 30 years

By Theresa Pablos

The number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. dropped for the first time since 1990, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data suggest that steps to curb the opioid epidemic may be working.

July 24, 2019

5 steps for talking with patients about opioids

By Theresa Pablos

Talking with patients about opioids and pain management is important, but it can be a difficult topic for many providers. Experts discussed how to use motivational interviewing to help make this conversation a little easier during a recent webinar.

July 23, 2019

Study: Practitioners underrate patients' dental anxiety

By Tony Edwards

How good are you at telling if a patient has dental anxiety? Maybe not as good as you think, as a new study found that dental practitioners rated poorly in their ability to determine a patient's dental anxiety.

July 22, 2019

Study: Pain descriptors may aid in making diagnosis

By Tony Edwards

Can how patients describe their pain help you determine the underlying cause? Researchers used two sensitivity tests on 228 patients with an acute toothache and also asked them to choose from a list of 22 pain descriptors. They found that the words the patients chose to describe their pain pointed to a diagnosis.

June 27, 2019

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