Dear Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider, How many opioids should you prescribe following dental surgery? It depends on the procedure, according to a panel of
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded a contract to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to develop evidence-based, indication-specific guidelines
Adolescents and young adults who fill an opioid prescription for wisdom teeth extractions are more than twice as likely to continue filling opioid prescriptions weeks
Reports of infrequent but prolonged paresthesias after the use of 4% articaine beg the question of whether this local anesthetic is more neurotoxic than lidocaine.
Better relief for acute pain using fewer opioids may be on the horizon thanks to new research into a chemical compound that targets multiple pain
One reason patients cite for avoiding dental treatment is fear of pain during and after a procedure. Researchers from the U.K. conducted a comprehensive review
The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill that addresses the ongoing opioid epidemic. The bill, titled the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that
Fast cars, unprotected sex, and opioid addiction? Adolescent brains are wired so that teenagers and young adults are more likely take risks and are more
Dear Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider, The brains of adolescents are wired so that teenagers and young adults are more likely to take risks and
The number of opioid-related deaths in the U.S. increased by more than 300% from 2001 to 2016, according to a new study. Researchers found that
A patient comes into your practice complaining of a toothache, so you perform a careful examination and take radiographs. But what happens next puzzles you.
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
