Derived from the Chronic Orofacial Pain Workshop of the Network for Canadian Oral Health Research, IMHA, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Montreal, November 2013 Gilles Lavigne, DMD, PhD, FRCD, Professor, Faculté de médecine dentaire, Université de Montreal Mary Lynch, MD FRCPC,Professor Anesthesiology Psychiatry Pharmacology,Dalhousie University, To understand the misuse of prescription opioid analgesics (POA), it […]
Drs. Richard B. Price, Nasser Barghi, Claus-Peter Ernst, Jack L. Ferracane, Frederick A. Rueggeberg, Adrian Shortall, Howard E. Strassler, and David C. Watts Our sincere thanks go to the American Dental Association for granting access to the full-text of their Professional Product Review. You can find a link to the full-text at the end of this post. On October 10th 2013, the Government […]
This summary is based on the article published in the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Safety of local anaesthesia in dental patients taking oral anticoagulants: is it still controversial? (January 2012) Purpose of the Study To investigate the safety of local infiltration techniques and the inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) in dental patients taking oral anticoagulants. […]
Dr. Marc-Olivier Aucoin, a graduate Orthodontic Resident from the University of Manitoba, is seeking colleagues’ support to complete an online survey for masters’ thesis. Valuable prizes are available as a Thank You for your participation. Dear Doctor, I respectfully seek your assistance in completing an online survey for the completion of my Masters’ thesis requirement. […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Journal of Neuroscience: Drug-Evoked Synaptic Plasticity Causing Addictive Behavior (November 2013) Context The core element of the addiction process: an initially neutral stimulus becomes attractive when associated with drug consumption, and even after prolonged periods of abstinence this cue may trigger craving and cause the subject to relapse. Therefore, many researchers […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Journal of the American Dental Association: Prevention of prescription opioid abuse: the role of the dentist (July 2011) Full-text article (PDF) Context Opioids are analgesics that have potential for misuse, abuse or addiction. Up to an estimated 23 percent of prescribed doses are used non-medically. As prescribers of 12 […]
This case was presented in the Dental Traumatology journal (December 2013). We are asking for your feedback on how you would treat this case. The full-text article is now available. Full-text article (PDF) The Clinical Case A 24-year-old male patient came to The Department of Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics at the Dental Clinic in Vojvodina […]
Canadian medical regulatory authorities undertook guideline development in response to: Physicians and other stakeholders seeking guidance regarding safe and effective use of opioids A growing concern about opioid misuse creating patient and public safety issues, and The lack of systematically developed national guidelines on opioid use for CNCP. Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use […]