Exploring opioid deaths in chronic pain patients
Research has found that over half of patients who died from an opioid overdose had been diagnosed with chronic pain and many had psychiatric disorders. The study was conducted by researchers at...
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Health Benefits of Gaming
After having wisdom teeth surgery many people may just want to lie on the couch and possibly watch TV. However, as you begin to feel better perhaps you think about playing some video games until you...
View ArticleInflammation Plays a Role in Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the University of Bonn have shown that inflammatory mechanisms from the brain’s immune system drive the progression of...
View ArticleWater Test to Detect Fluoride
Researchers at the University of Bath’s Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies and the Water Innovation and Research Centre (WIRC) have developed a simple color changing test to detect fluoride...
View ArticleGut Microbes can Worsen Neurodegenerative Conditions
Research has shown that microbial organisms in the gut can influence health and disease in many ways. More recent research has shown that gut microbes may cause or worsen neurodegenerative conditions...
View ArticleChronic fatigue syndrome and Gulf War illness are distinct syndromes
Researchers at Georgetown University have found two distinct molecular signatures in the brain disorders chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and Gulf War Illness (GWI). In the past many doctors have told...
View ArticleResolvin E1 may help treat gum disease and atherosclerosis
Researchers have shown that Resolvin E1 which is a molecule naturally produced in the body from an omega 3 fish oil, prevents and treats gum disease and decreases the likelihood for advanced arterial...
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Informed Consent in Dentistry: Can Change Impact Personal Injury Cases?
An excellent article appears in the Spring 2017 edition of the The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics (vol. 45, pp. 77-94) written by Kevin I. Reid titled “Informed Consent in Dentistry.” The...
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Delivering Sedation in Dentistry
It has become increasing popular to deliver sedation to patients receiving dental work. Sedation is defined as the deliberate drug-induced depression of consciousness used to reduce anxiety and...
View ArticleCreating 3-D Mini Brains
Researchers at the Houston Methodist Research Institute are making 3-D mini brains from human stem cells. They hope that such models can help with research on repairing the nervous system after injury...
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Delivering Dentistry and Counseling to Patients using Telemedicine
Nowadays it is possible to receive dental care, healthcare, and even counseling from the comfort of your own home. Teledentistry is defined as using electronic information including interactive audio,...
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Providing Dental Care for Adults with Mental Health Disorders: Can Increased...
An interesting article titled “Providing oral care for adults with mental health disorders: Dental professionals’ perceptions and experiences in Perth, Western Australia” written by Clair Scrine,...
View ArticleLow sensitivity to pain due to gene mutation
A research team from UCL has identified a rare mutation that causes members of one family to have low sensitivity to pain. The researchers hope that the results could be used to identify new treatments...
View ArticleAntibiotics for Dental Use Contributing to SuperBugs
Research has shown that antibiotics prescribed by dentists for various dental surgeries and procedures may contribute to the development of Clostridium difficile (C. diff), a serious and potentially...
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Opioid Prescriptions From Dental Clinicians for Young Adults and Subsequent...
A very interesting article titled “Association of Opioid Prescriptions From Dental Clinicians for US Adolescents and Young Adults With Subsequent Opioid Use and Abuse” written by Schroeder et al. was...
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Four and half million settlement in wisdom teeth extraction death
The family of a 31 year old woman who died later on the same day after having wisdom teeth removed in September 2011 was awarded a $4.5 million settlement. The woman had her wisdom teeth removed at a...
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Can Bad Dental Heath be Affecting your Marriage or Love Life?
It is no secret that poor dental health is a deal breaker when it comes to dating. Even those already in relationships could be affected if their dental health goes downhill. According to a survey...
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Divorce and Dentistry: Repairing Broken Relationships
According to work by statistician Nathan Yau reported by Quartz who used divorce data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 5 year survey from 2015, dentists are the 13th least likely occupation to end in...
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Wisdom Teeth Surgery Injury Leads to Ride on Rose Parade Float
The Tournament of Roses Parade or Rose Parade for short has been happening every year on New Year’s Day (or sometimes the day after New Year’s Day) since the late 1800s. The Rose Bowl college football...
View ArticleWisdom Teeth Removal Music
Previously on this blog many posts in the past suggested music that one can listen to after having their wisdom teeth surgically removed. If you are recovering from wisdom teeth extraction you may be...
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