Highlights In this short presentation, Dr. Aviv Ouanounou discusses the possible adverse effects of administering local anesthetics. Psychogenic reactions include most commonly syncope, as well as hyperventilation, nausea, and changes in heart rate and blood pressure. Allergic reactions are usually very rare and if they occur, they are usually related to the ester type of […]
My interview with Dr. Michaell Huber served as a review of the current status and of the latest in the area of adjunctive diagnostic techniques for diagnosing and discovering oral and oropharyngeal cancer. Dr. Huber is Professor and specialist in oral medicine in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at UT Health San Antonio Dental School. […]
In December 2017, the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) published an article on guidelines for preventive dental care. In it, the authors attempted to bridge a perceived knowledge gap through the development of a clinical registry of dental outcomes in head and neck cancer patients. Dr. Bob Wood, oral radiologist and forensic dentist […]
In this post, we present an Oasis Critical Moment, a crossroad moment that arise every day in clinical practice and where the decision the practitioner takes, can make the difference between grief for him/her and the patient, or comfort for all concerned. We have invited Dr. Bob Wood and Dr. Erin Watson to guide the […]
Today, we bring you two interesting complex cases that were treated by Dr. Erin Watson, general dentist practicing out of Princess Margaret Cancer Center, and Dr. Irwin Golosky, Endodontist in Toronto. Both cases deal with patients who are at higher risk for medication related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ). Educational information is also presented to […]
Dr. Sheena Ramsey, Clinical Senior Lecturer in the Institute of Health and Society at Newcastle University, is the coauthor of a study that looked into identifying the link between poor oral health and physical frailty in a group of older British men. Although the link between poor oral health and good levels of nutrition seems […]
On November 13th, 2017, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology issued the first comprehensive new high blood pressure guidelines in more than a decade. To give us more details on the evidence behind this update to the guidelines, we invited Dr. Joaquin Cigarroa, a member of the joint American Heart Association and […]
Highlights What is IRF6 and why was it important for you to look into this gene’s activity? The IRF6 gene is arguably one of the most significant contributors to the incidence of, and susceptibility to, cleft lip / palate. It encodes a protein, called a transcription factor, that functions in the nucleus of cells to turn on […]