Orofacial Pain: Page 60

CDA Presents: Pain control and its complexities
By Rob Goszkowski
During last week's California Dental Association's CDA Presents conference, Dr. Steven Ganzberg explained the complexities of pain management and how much of what we know about pain has been learned in the last 50 years.
September 10, 2014
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Va. dentist pleads guilty to drug charges
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Virginia dentist has admitted to fraudulently obtaining hydrocodone and illegally distributing more than 2,500 of the pills.
August 27, 2014
FDA clears TMJ NextGeneration device
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
TMJ Health has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its TMJ NextGeneration device for reducing temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD) pain.
August 20, 2014
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Study: Use electromyography first instead of MRI for TMDs
By Rob Goszkowski
A new study has evaluated how effective surface electromyography is in diagnosing temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) with differing pathology, finding that it can help produce an accurate diagnosis that doesn't require a costly MRI exam.
August 11, 2014
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Septodont donates to NCOHF
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Septodont has donated more than $138,000 in sealant and anesthesia reversal products to the National Children's Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF): America's ToothFairy program.
July 24, 2014
Antipain agent shrinks oral cancers without damaging healthy tissue
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Mouse models of human oral cancer treated with capsazepine showed dramatic tumor shrinkage without damage to surrounding tissues, according to a study in Oral Oncology. Capsazepine's anticancer effects may stem from its ability to increase oxidative damage in tumors, Texas researchers said.
July 24, 2014
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Product spotlight: Restful Jaw helps patients with TMD
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) and general jaw pain, fatigue, and soreness can stall dental procedures, and the Restful Jaw Company has created a device in response. It can be employed for long procedures that require patients to hold their mouth open for an extended duration and for patients sensitive to jaw pain and fatigue, such as those with TMD.
July 23, 2014
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Propofol + nitrous oxide may avoid sedation hypotension
By Rob Goszkowski
Hypotension is a risk associated with the administration of propofol. Now Japanese researchers have found that combining it with nitrous oxide leads to better sedation and smaller reduction of blood pressure.
July 21, 2014
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Researchers use nanoparticles to deliver drugs into teeth
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Maryland researchers are developing a less invasive technique to deliver medication directly into teeth. The treatment for pulpitis would use magnetic fields to move medication attached to nanoparticles through a tooth's dentin and into the pulp to treat infections.
July 21, 2014
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Sedation dosage crucial in at-risk patients
By Tony Edwards
A new editorial in Anesthesia Progress by Editor-in-Chief Dr. Joel M. Weaver reminds dentists, oral surgeons, and all dental professionals that patients with obstructive sleep apnea are at risk of death not only during procedural sedation but also at home afterward while asleep.
July 20, 2014
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Dental clinics open at Univ. of the Pacific
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
University of the Pacific's new San Francisco campus and home of the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry has started seeing patients at its new dental clinics.
July 15, 2014
AAPD issues statement on FDA lidocaine alert
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert that oral viscous lidocaine 2% solution should not be used to treat infants and children with teething pain. In response to concerns expressed, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) has issued a statement to DrBicuspid.com.
June 30, 2014
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