This summary is based on the the guidelines published by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA): Canadian consensus practice guidelines for bisphosphonate associated osteonecrosis of the jaw (July 2008) Access the article in PDF Context Following publication of the first reports of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in patients receiving bisphosphonates in 2003, a call for national multidisciplinary guidelines […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Dental Clinics of North America: Clinical assessment of patients with orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders (October 2013) Key points Accurate diagnosis of chronic pain disorders of the mouth, jaws, and face is frequently complex because there are multiple structures localized in 1 small anatomic region that can […]
This case was submitted by Dr. Ron Kellen Four months ago, I had a walk-in emergency, male patient, age 32, suffering from a “terrible toothache.” His medical questionnaire was clean except for “a bit of blood pressure, but no problem and no medications.” He was husky, maybe 10 pounds overweight, clearly in fear of the […]
Dr. Florin Amzica of the University of Montreal faculty of dentistry recently published in PLoS ONE an article on never before reported cerebral activity in people with a flat electroencephalogram (EGG). Dr. Amzica is an associate professor and the head of the laboratory on sleep neurophysiology and altered state of consciousness at the University of […]
This summary is based on the guidelines published by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA): Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) collaborative update of CANMAT guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder: update 2013 (February 2013) Access the article (PDF) The Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments published guidelines for the management of bipolar […]
This summary is based on the Clinical Info provided by the Canadian Pharmacists Association: Drugs in Dentistry (December 2012) By Dr. Dan Haas, DDS, PhD, FRCDC Consider the following points in the use of analgesics: Eliminate the source of pain, if possible. Individualize regimens. Optimize dose and frequency before switching. Maximize the nonopioid before adding the opioid. […]
This summary is an adaptation of the e-Therapeutics Evaluation published by the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA): Infectious Diseases: HIV Infection Investigations Clinical History Risk behaviours, social support and need for counselling Establish date of infection, if possible, based on a review of past sexual contacts, period of needle sharing, receipt of blood or blood products, […]
This summary is based on the Preface article published in the Dental Clinics of North America: Clinical Approaches to Oral Mucosal Disorders (October 2013) Dr. P. Sollicito, DMD, FDS, RCSEd Dr. Eric Stoopler, DMD, FDS, RCSEd Oral health and disease are intimately related to general health status. Clinicians understand that the oral cavity does not exist […]