Orofacial Pain

PRP shot may offer pain relief from TMJ osteoarthritis
By Ava Barros
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections after joint puncture may provide significant pain relief in patients with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis, according to a review published recently in BMC Oral Health.
April 14, 2025
Plasma Rich Protein Prp Johann Heldebrand
These anesthetics may be linked to serious adverse reactions
By Melissa Busch
Patients given ester-based local anesthetics may be at greater risk of having serious complications when they are administered numbing agents, according to a study.
April 7, 2025
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New details emerge in death of 9-year-old dental patient
By Melissa Busch
The San Diego County Department of the Medical Examiner has provided new information about the 9-year-old girl in California who died hours after she was administered anesthesia and underwent dental surgery.
April 4, 2025
Candle In Memory
9-year-old girl dies hours after dental surgery
By Melissa Busch
A girl who had turned 9 about two weeks earlier died after she was given anesthesia and underwent dental surgery at a dental practice in California.
March 31, 2025
Emergency Robert Hainer
1st reported case of small intestine tumor spreading to the TMJ
By Melissa Busch
A small intestine neuroendocrine carcinoma metastasized to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in a man, which is believed the first reported case of its kind.
March 19, 2025
Dentist Ct Pavel Siamionov
An unusual treatment may reduce chronic TMD pain
By Melissa Busch
A medication commonly prescribed to treat depression may help reduce spontaneous pain in patients with chronic temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), according to a new study.
March 13, 2025
Woman Pill
PTSD may be linked to TMD, awake bruxism
By Ava Barros
Patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be more likely to develop temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and awake bruxism, according to a study published in the Journal of Dentistry.
March 11, 2025
Tmj Pain Woman
Light therapy may improve oral lichen planus
By Ava Barros
Low-level light therapy may be a more effective treatment for oral lichen planus than topical corticosteroids, according to a review published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice.
February 28, 2025
Red Light Therapy Anna
Magnesium may take the ouch out of 3rd-molar surgery
By Ava Barros
Combining an oral magnesium supplement with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may significantly reduce pain after third-molar surgery, according to a study published in Pain Research and Management.
February 7, 2025
Woman Pill
Study to explore how violence affects dental care use
By Ava Barros
Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry will study how exposure to violence affects dental care use from adolescence to adulthood.
February 6, 2025
Domestic Violence Abuse
'Anesthetic Intelligence': Dentistry's most important 'AI'?
By Balanced Pharma
New local dental anesthetics can reduce pain, reduce waiting time, and offer increased reliability.
January 30, 2025
The Future of Dental Anesthetics
1st case of anesthesia-induced bone death in healthy patient
By Melissa Busch
A healthy man had bone tissue death in his jaw following an anesthesia injection for a cavity, which is believed to be the first reported case of this complication.
January 28, 2025
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