Dear Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider, The opioid crisis has changed how dental and medical professionals treat pain. With that in mind, we are so glad to have Tom Viola, RPh, as a constant ...

Dear Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider, The brains of adolescents are wired so that teenagers and young adults are more likely to take risks and are more susceptible to addiction, including opioid ...

The advancement of dental local anaesthesia techniques has significantly improved pain management and patient comfort in clinical practice. Innovations such as needle‐free injections, ...

You don’t need opioids to deal with the pain of the extraction, a new study says. A combination of ibuprofen and ...

In July, a group of state attorneys general announced a settlement with the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical distributors to resolve claims that their ...

NSAIDs (like ibuprofen) and acetaminophen are the first-line treatment for acute dental pain. Opioids are only for rare cases where first-line treatments fail or are contraindicated. Not all “tooth ...

Steroids help reduce inflammation and may reduce dental pain alongside other treatments. People may take steroids before or after dental surgery or to help manage severe infections. A dentist may ...

Got crown pain? While a dental crown can effectively cover and protect a damaged tooth, many people are surprised to learn that it won’t safeguard them from tooth pain. In fact, a crowned tooth is ...

You can experience pain with a temporary dental crown due to various causes, including infection, grinding, and an ill-fitting crown. Severe pain may need medical attention. A dental crown is a cap ...

This article briefly outlines some of our observations on five key sectors for 2014. Each of these sectors plays a specific and interesting role in healthcare, and each one is attracting a lot of ...