This summary is based on the article published in the Journal of the American Dental Association: Dental treatment for patients with neuropathic orofacial pain (September 2013) Clinical Case A 56-year-old woman visited a dental office with acute dental pain in the left mandibular molar area. The treating dentist established a diagnosis of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) related to […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Journal of Periodontal Research: The association between periodontitis and obstructive sleep apnea: a preliminary study (August 2013) Context Periodontitis is becoming a highly prevalent disease worldwide. Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder that is characterized by repeated disruptions in breathing during sleep, and mouth breathing is a […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Journal of Prosthodontics: Updated Clinical Considerations for Dental Implant Therapy in Irradiated Head and Neck Cancer Patients (August 2013) Context An increasing number of reports indicate successful use of dental implants (DI) during oral rehabilitation for head and neck cancer patients undergoing tumor surgery and radiation therapy. Implant-supported […]
This summary is based on the article published in Special Care in Dentistry: The psychology of tooth wear (January/February 2013) Context Tooth wear, also referred to as tooth surface loss (TSL) or non-carious TSL, has been defined as the “pathological loss of tooth tissue by a disease process other than dental caries”. The etiological factors […]
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This question was submitted to us by a general dentist: How should we manage a patient undergoing an allogeneic bone marrow transplant? Dr. Jeff Chadwick, at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dental Oncology, Ocular, and Maxillofacial Prosthetics Group, provided a preliminary response to this question The allogeneic bone marrow transplant (BMT) is a medical procedure that may be […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology journal: Adverse drug reactions to local anesthetics: a systematic review (March 2013) Context Local anesthetics (LAs) are widely used, especially in oral and ophthalmologic treatments. The types, doses, means of administration of LAs, and combined drugs are the main factors […]
This summary is based on the Cochrane Review: Interventions for treating oral lichen planus (July 2011) Context Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a common chronic autoimmune disease associated with cell-mediated immunological dysfunction. Symptomatic OLP is painful and complete healing is rare. It is a condition where there are long-term, painful areas on the lining of the […]