Dentistry
Tiny tots in the dentist's chair among changes in pediatric dentistry
(HealthDay) -- If you've been to the dentist with your children recently, you may have noticed that things have changed since you were a kid.
May 18, 2012
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News tagged with wisdom teeth
Dentistry
Video: Why do we have wisdom teeth?
Were wisdom teeth ever good for anything?
Dec 2, 2015
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Medications
100 million prescription opioids go unused each year following wisdom teeth removal, study estimates
More than half of opioids prescribed to patients following surgical tooth extraction – such as the removal of impacted wisdom teeth – were left unused by patients in a new study from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's ...
Sep 22, 2016
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Dentistry
Dental anesthesia may interrupt development of wisdom teeth in children
Researchers from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine have discovered a statistical association between the injection of local dental anesthesia given to children ages two to six and evidence of missing lower wisdom ...
Apr 3, 2013
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Dentistry
Dental care for kids: Urgent vs. emergent situations
It's always stressful when a child is experiencing dental pain or trauma. In honor of Children's Oral Health Month, the team at UConn Pediatric Dentistry has put together some things to keep in mind during these difficult ...
Feb 17, 2023
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Dentistry
Many Australians with missing teeth don't need dentures
(Medical Xpress)—The latest research from the University of Adelaide challenges current thinking on whether many people with tooth loss really need dentures.
Dec 1, 2014
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Dentistry
From one generation to the next, dental care changes
(HealthDay) -- Stephanie Crowe, a mother of three from Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., still remembers dreading a visit to the dentist as a young girl. It was often a painful experience, and her family's dentist showed little empathy ...
May 18, 2012
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Medications
Dentist group puts teeth in push to curb opioid painkillers
The American Dental Association wants dentists to drastically cut back on prescribing opioid painkillers.
Mar 26, 2018
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Dentistry
Childhood anesthesia may thwart the development of those often pesky third molars
Extracting a wisdom tooth is no small deal. The procedure involves anesthesia, surgery, lost time from work and—of course—an uncomfortable recovery.
Mar 24, 2014
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Dentistry
Could poor dental health signal a faltering mind?
(HealthDay)—Tooth loss and bleeding gums might be a sign of declining thinking skills among the middle-aged, a new study contends.
Dec 10, 2013
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