dental
Inconsistent Guidelines for Dental Anesthesia Raise Concern, Jeopardize Patient Safety
Significant variance in state regulations governing dental anesthesia has led to inconsistency regarding proper ...
AUGUST 8, 2025
Dental Opioid Prescriptions Increased During COVID-19, Pausing Trends in Reduction
A cross-sectional analysis of the IQVIA Longitudinal Prescription Data found an uptick in dental opioid prescribing ...
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Naproxen More Effective Than Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen After Dental Surgery
New research is raising doubts that opioid-based analgesics provide the best pain relief after oral procedures.
APRIL 4, 2022
SAMHSA Backs FDA’s Stance on Weighing Buprenorphine Benefits Over Possible Dental Risks
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration supports a recent FDA warning regarding the use of ...
JANUARY 28, 2022
FDA: Dissolvable Buprenorphine Medicines Linked to Potential Dental Issues
The FDA issued a MedWatch Alert warning clinicians of patients undergoing treatment with dissolvable buprenorphine ...
JANUARY 14, 2022
Temporal Tendinosis an Unrecognized Source of Orofacial Pain
Temporal tendinosis, a form of tendinopathy, is an “underrecognized and undertreated condition,” ...
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Naproxen Bests Acetaminophen-Codeine for Dental Surgery Pain
Results of new studies may offer convincing evidence of an alternative pain treatment to opioids for dental pain.
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Ibuprofen’s Pain Relief Tops Acetaminophen With Codeine After Third Molar Extraction
LAS VEGAS—A systematic review has found that ibuprofen in one dose of 400 mg provides better pain relief than ...
OCTOBER 10, 2018
American Dental Association Supports Mandates on Opioid Prescribing and Continuing Education
The American Dental Association (ADA) announced a new policy on opioids that supports mandates on prescription ...
MARCH 29, 2018
Dentists Work to Ease Patients’ Pain With Fewer Opioids
Firsts can be life-changing. Think about your first kiss, or your first time behind the wheel of a car. But what ...
OCTOBER 24, 2017
Program Seeks to Reduce Opioid Exposure During Wisdom Tooth Extraction
Pacira Pharmaceuticals is collaborating with health care insurance company Aetna on a national program aimed at ...
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
Study Finds Strong Relationship Between Opioid-Induced Nausea and Pain
A strong and consistent positive relationship was found between the level of opioid-induced nausea/vomiting and the ...
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
