Articaine given only by buccal infiltration may not be as effective as lidocaine with standard infiltration and palatal injection for molar extractions. The study was recently published in the Journal ...

A study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine describes the development and validation of an octopus sucker-inspired buccal mucosa suction patch as a novel drug delivery system. The ...

Buccal infiltration is more effective than lingual infiltration in obtaining anesthesia of the first mandibular molar and premolar teeth, according to researchers from the Newcastle University School ...

Across social media, many users, primarily younger women, are buzzing about a plastic surgery technique called buccal fat removal. While the procedure is simple and has been around for years, it's ...

Recently, buccal fat removal has become one of the hottest trends in cosmetic surgery. Multiple celebrities, including Chrissy Teigen, have shared their co-sign for the procedure. Although it is ...

For the past two weeks, many “For You” pages on TikTok have been inundated with images of celebrities with hollowed cheeks, sky-high cheekbones and snatched jawlines. The videos have all suggested the ...

What is buccal fat removal surgery? Buccal fat removal is a type of cosmetic surgery where fat is taken out from the cheeks to make the face look slimmer and more defined. This fat, called buccal fat, ...

For anyone in the market, there are numerous ways to get a new face—not just Botox, facelifts and nose jobs, but injectable fillers, thread lifts and adhesive tape, among others. Now, yet another face ...

Unless you're a plastic surgery aficionado, or you religiously follow Chrissy Teigen's Instagram, you may have never heard of buccal fat removal. The procedure — which involves removing fat from the ...