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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...
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Hydrocodone Prescriptions Continue After Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
As the nation continues to wrestle with opioid misuse and addiction, oral and maxillofacial...
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Topiramate Dosages Increase Risk of Cleft Lip and Palate
Taking a higher dose of topiramate during the first three months of pregnancy may...
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Providers Now Cover Periodontal Medicament Carrier Code D5994
Two dental benefits providers, Companion Life (also doing business under Total Dental Administrators) and Kansas City Life,...
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Most Adults on Opioids Keep Their Leftover Pills
Deaths from prescription opioid have quadrupled since 1999, according to the Centers for Disease...
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CDC Issues New Opioid Rx Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new recommendations for prescribing...
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Harvard Dental Gets Grant to Develop Opioid Rx Training
With alarming rates of prescription opioid abuse in mind, the National Institutes of Health...
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Opioid Painkiller Overdose Deaths Increase in 2014
Overdose deaths caused by opioid pain relievers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone increased by...