SAN ANTONIO – The best uses of established local dental anesthetics, as well as the future use of nasal spray and long-acting anesthetics, were the
A North Carolina dentist’s license was suspended by the state dental board following the apparent overdose death of his patient last October. The North Carolina
Effective October 6, hydrocodone combination products are being reclassified by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and subjected to tighter restrictions. These products, which include
The challenges that dentists face with pain control were on full display during a presentation by Steven Ganzberg, DMD, at the California Dental Association’s CDA
A Virginia dentist has admitted to fraudulently obtaining hydrocodone and illegally distributing more than 2,500 of the pills. Newton Carroll Mullins, DDS, 65, who operates
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. TMJ
Most Americans would be surprised to learn how many people are affected by temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). Some researchers put the figure as high as 7%
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
Many people have felt the jolting sensation of feeling a sharp pain in a tooth after drinking cold beverages. If the pain is caused by
A new editorial in Anesthesia Progress by Editor-in-Chief Joel M. Weaver, DDS, PhD, reminds dentists, oral surgeons, and all dental professionals that patients with obstructive
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
A Philadelphia jury has awarded $3 million to the family of a 5-year-old girl born in 2009 with bilateral cleft palate and lip after her
