Orofacial Pain: Page 44

When a toothache isn't really a toothache
By Theresa Pablos
A patient comes into your practice complaining of a toothache, but what happens when the pain isn't originating where the patient feels it? Two orofacial pain experts shared what the red flags are for pain that isn't dental in nature at the recent California Dental Association's CDA Presents 2018 meeting.
May 23, 2018
2018 05 18 17 41 9868 Cda Presents 2018 Anaheim 400
Dental never events: Moving beyond wrong-tooth extraction
By Lori Roniger
Can you identify the "never events" in dentistry -- patient care incidents that safety experts agree should never happen? The concept of these never events is familiar in medicine, but its use in dentistry is more limited. An international team of researchers developed a list of dental never events that goes beyond wrong-tooth extraction.
May 22, 2018
2016 08 08 14 52 18 538 Dentist Tool 400
The future is now: Part 2 -- VR in the dental clinic
By Theresa Pablos
The dental clinic may be the perfect place to test two of the greatest, therapeutic capabilities of virtual reality (VR): the ability to reduce pain and mitigate fear. Find out how one dentist is using VR headsets in his clinic to transform the traditional dentist visit.
April 22, 2018
2018 04 19 22 17 4307 Virtual Reality Girl 400
Review advises conservative approach for painful TMD
By Lori Roniger
What's the best way to manage pain in patients with temporomandibular disorder (TMD)? Authors of a recent review propose a conservative approach that includes multiple kinds of treatments, including dental, psychological, medical, and physical therapies.
April 10, 2018
2017 09 11 22 01 5543 Woman Pain 400
Does IV acetaminophen offer pain relief after third-molar surgery?
By Tony Edwards
Is intravenous (IV) acetaminophen a viable pain management option after third-molar extraction? In a recent study, researchers tested intravenous acetaminophen against a placebo of IV saline in 72 patients to find out.
April 10, 2018
2016 11 16 12 30 14 419 Iv Sedation 400
New data break down dentist stats by state, specialty
By Theresa Pablos
General dentists are once again the most common type of dentists, according to newly published data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The data break down dentist statistics by gender, specialty, and state.
April 9, 2018
2016 09 15 14 21 56 951 Dental Team 400
How to overcome your patients' 4 most common fears
By Scott Shamblott, DDS
Dr. Scott Shamblott's practice focuses on patients with dental anxiety and phobias. Over time, he's been able to categorize these fears into four categories: fear of pain, fear of needles, fear of lectures, and fear of losing control. He offers practical, tested techniques to help you help your patients overcome these fears.
April 5, 2018
2018 04 05 20 57 4424 Shamblott Scott 20180405202503
Dental products featured on proposed U.S. tariff list
By Tony Edwards
The dental industry has gotten caught up in the trade showdown between the U.S. and China, with a number of key dental products showing up on a list of products and materials that will have tariffs slapped on them.
April 3, 2018
2018 04 04 17 44 6897 U s China Flags Scissors 400
Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider: Does IV acetaminophen offer relief after third-molar surgery?
By Tony Edwards
April 3, 2018
Race, sex affect Medicaid opioid prescription rates
By Lori Roniger
Dentists are writing fewer opioid prescriptions than other practitioners, but prescribing patterns differ by a patient's race, ethnicity, and sex, as well as by provider type. That's according to a new study of Medicaid recipients published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association.
April 1, 2018
2017 09 11 22 01 5543 Woman Pain 400
JADA: Dentists are prescribing more opioids than ever
By Theresa Pablos
The number of opioids prescribed by dentists appears to be increasing over time, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Dental Association. Dentists prescribed more opioids in 2015 than they did in 2010, the researchers found.
March 29, 2018
2016 10 06 15 22 02 163 Bottle Pills 400
AADR 2018: Local anesthetic does not improve post-op comfort in kids
By Lori Roniger
Does providing postoperative local anesthetic in addition to intravenous analgesics improve comfort in children undergoing dental surgery under general anesthesia? Research presented on March 24 at the 2018 American Association of Dental Research (AADR) meeting in Fort Lauderdale, FL, took a look.
March 27, 2018
2015 01 30 12 24 24 385 Kid Open Mouth 200
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