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Rare abscess in chewing muscle after wisdom tooth extraction
An interesting article titled “A Rare Infratemporal Fossa Abscess of the Lateral Pterygoid” appears in Cureus written by B.S. Daines, R. Varman, and J. Cordero (May 27, 2022, vol. 14, no. 5, pp....
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Incorrect Tooth Extraction Protocol
An interesting article titled “Incorrect tooth extraction – Never say never?” written by McKernon et al. appears in Oral Surgery in 2017 (vol. 10, pp. 30-35). The article discusses development of a...
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Shared Medical Appointments for Wisdom Teeth Informed Consent
In the past informed consent for wisdom teeth surgery has been discussed on this site, see for example the post Informed Consent in Dentistry: Can Change Impact Personal Injury Cases? Often when it...
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Factors that Influence Opioid Prescribing After Teeth Removal
An interesting article titled “Factors influencing opioid prescribing after tooth extraction,” appears in the Journal of the American Dental Association written by Douglas R. Oyler and et al....
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Dentist suspended after patient died after teeth extraction
A dentist in the state of Washington has had their dentistry license suspended over allegations of unsafe practices after a patient died while having multiple teeth removed in 2022. The patient had a...
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Oral Surgeon Opioid Prescribing Habits in the US during 2016 to 2019
An interesting article titled “Opioid prescribing by oral and maxillofacial surgeons in the United States, 2016–2019” written by Tumader Khouj, Deborah E. Polk, and Katie J. Suda, appears in the...
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Woman in Singapore Dies After Wisdom Tooth Removal
A 24 year old woman in Singapore died after having four wisdom teeth extracted in 2019. The woman had visited the National Dental Centre Singapore first in August 2018. At another visit in April 2019...
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Laser therapy can reduce pain after wisdom teeth removal
An interesting article titled “Extraoral low-level laser therapy can decrease pain but not edema and trismus after surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars: a randomized,...
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Anxiety and Pain After Wisdom Teeth Surgery
An interesting article titled “RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TYPES OF INFORMATION, DENTAL ANXIETY AND POST-OPERATIVE PAIN FOLLOWING THIRD MOLAR SURGERY, A RANDOMISED STUDY” appears in the Journal of Oral and...
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A case of bilateral kissing molars
An interesting article titled “Bilateral ‘kissing’ molars: A case report” appears in Clinical Case Reports written by Bilal Aslam- Pervez and Emma Carr (2022;10:e06407). The article discusses a case...
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Traveling Oral Surgeon Performs Wisdom Teeth Extractions and Other Procedures...
Rural residents in the U.S. are less likely to have access to specialized dental health care treatments. One New York based oral surgeon decided early on in his career to travel to provide oral...
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Good News for Dental Phobes: Pain-Free and Needle-Free Dentistry May be Coming
Dental visits often evoke fear and anxiety, largely due to the dreaded needle and potential pain associated with procedures. But what if there was a way to experience pain-free and needle-free...
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Iowa dentist with history of inappropriate conduct faces new charges
An Iowa dentist with a history of alleged sexual misconduct with multiple patients is facing more charges from state regulators. The dentist first faced trouble in July 1993, when was charged with...
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Articaine versus Bupivacaine Anesthetic Effectiveness for Lower Teeth Extraction
An interesting article titled “A Comparative Evaluation of Anesthetic Effectiveness of 4% Articaine vs 0.5% Bupivacaine for Lower Molar Tooth Extraction” appears in Cureus in December 16, 2022,...
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Antibiotic resistance: what should dentists know
An interesting article titled “Antibiotic resistance: The silent pandemia” appears in the International Dental Journal on January 12 2023 written by Angel-Orión Salgad Peralvo and et. al. The article...
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