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Orofacial Pain
Acetaminophen eases postwisdom tooth removal pain
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) July 30 The pain killer Paracetamol, known as acetaminophen in the U.S. and sold under the trade names Tylenol in the U.S. and Panadol in the U.K., is an effective treatment for the pain following wisdom tooth extraction, according to a review of 21 studies that used the drug versus a placebo or an inactive substance.
July 29, 2007
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Periodontics
Photodynamic therapy may have a role in periodontitis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) March 16 Photodynamic therapy (PDT) transiently reduces the progression of experimentally induced periodontal disease in rats, researchers from Brazil report in the March issue of the Journal of Periodontology.
July 18, 2007
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Orofacial Pain
Pentoxifylline not a first-line agent for recurrent mouth ulcers
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) April 16 Pentoxifylline therapy provides only limited efficacy against recurrent aphthous stomatitis and should not be considered a first-line agent, new research indicates. However, the drug may be considered if other treatments prove unsuccessful.
July 18, 2007
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Diabetes
Periodontitis predicts kidney damage in type 2 diabetes sufferers
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Feb 14 Periodontal disease is associated with the development of overt nephropathy and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the February issue of Diabetes Care.
July 17, 2007
2007 07 16 11 33 13 706
Implants
One-hour tooth implant may have problems
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) Feb 19 Swiss-Swedish Nobel Biocare's Teeth-in-an-Hour implant system may carry more risk of complications than conventional methods, an abstract of a study by Sweden's Karolinska Institute shows.
July 17, 2007
2007 07 16 11 33 13 706
Orofacial Pain
Fentanyl provides effective supplemental analgesia in dental surgery for pulpitis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) March 17 An interligamentary injection of fentanyl provides superior pain relief in dental debridement when added to standard local anesthesia than does local anesthesia alone, Egyptian endodontists report in the February Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.
July 17, 2007
2007 07 16 11 33 13 706
Periodontics
Androgen deprivation therapy triples risk of periodontal disease
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) March 3 Men with prostate cancer who are undergoing androgen deprivation therapy have a more than three-fold increased risk of periodontal disease compared with those who are not on androgen deprivation therapy.
July 17, 2007
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Home
A better nonsurgical solution to sleep apnea?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) April 6 As a treatment for mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) provides greater physiologic, symptomatic, and quality-of-life benefits than the use of an oral appliance or conservative measures, Chinese researchers report.
July 16, 2007
2007 07 16 11 33 13 706
Infection Control
Hep B virus transmitted to dental patients
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 2 Even with strict enforcement of infection control, hepatitis B virus (HBV) was transmitted from one patient to another when they both underwent oral surgery in the same office, on the same day, public health officials report.
July 15, 2007
2007 07 16 11 33 13 706
Periodontics
Chronic periodontitis linked to tongue cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) , May 21 In a small case-control study, chronic periodontitis was associated with an elevated risk of tongue cancer, independent of smoking status and other potential risk factors.
July 12, 2007
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Dental fear may be prevalent in the U.S., according to a study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association. And from all signs, patients' anxiety is growing.
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