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Alternatives More Effective Than Opioids in Treating Dental Pain

Opioids aren’t among the most effective or longest lasting options available for relief from...

UAB School of Dentistry Revamps Its Opioid Education Program

Alabama is first in the nation in opioid prescriptions per capita, according to the...

Variety of Strategies Used in Treating Orthodontic Pain

Pain often is a part of orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances, though it varies...

Fever in Early Pregnancy Causes Facial Birth Defects

For decades, researchers have known that fevers in the first trimester of pregnancy increase...

Dentists Wrestle with Prescribing Opioids

Opioid abuse continues to dominate the national conversation. In 2015, 12.5 million people misused...

AAOMS Releases Opioid Prescription Guidelines

In response to the nationwide opioid epidemic, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial...

Most Prescribed Opioid Pills Go Unused

In a review of half a dozen published studies in which patients self-reported use...

State Dental Association Releases Comprehensive Opioid Guidelines

The New Jersey Dental Association (NJDA) has released guidelines on safely prescribing and dosing...