An 11-year-old boy’s painful chronic lockjaw may have been triggered by conversion disorder, a mental health condition that causes physical symptoms, according to a case
A 64-year-old woman in Tennessee experienced tongue paralysis, which affected her ability to talk, following the administration of local infiltration anesthesia for a dental restoration
The American Association of Orthodontists’ Committee on Technology awarded the 2023 Ortho Innovator Award to Dr. Cosmo Haralambidis for inventing the Dental Pain Eraser. Haralambidis, of
Patients with impacted lower third molars may experience less pain and swelling if the hormone melatonin is applied to their tooth sockets after surgical removal,
The California Dental Association (CDA) is asking the California Dental Board to adjust its training requirements for moderate sedation permits, as well as onsite inspections
Dear Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider, Patients with impacted lower third molars may experience less pain and swelling if the growth hormone melatonin is applied
Patients undergoing IV sedation who test positive for cannabis may have vital signs and anesthetic requirements similar to those who don’t have the drug in
Clinicians can reduce the amount of anesthetic gas, including nitrous oxide, used during procedures without negatively affecting patient care and help fight global warming, according
The University of Texas (UT) Health San Antonio School of Dentistry has received a $9.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) resulted in better pain-related outcomes than opioids for acute pain management after tooth extractions, according to a recently published study in
Researchers from universities in South Carolina and North Carolina were awarded $3.7 million to explore further alterations that cannabis smoking makes to the community of
Tekmika Health Technologies has signed a deal to exclusively distribute Milestone Scientific’s single-tooth anesthesia system in Brazil. The New Jersey-based computerized drug delivery instrument developer’s
