Surgical extractions at dental school can be daunting especially when it is your very first time attempting the procedure or when a simple extraction does not go as planned. Unlike simple extractions ...

Objectives Causes of subcutaneous emphysema (SE) following dental treatment have changed with new operative techniques and equipment. This review demonstrates the frequency and aetiology of SE to ...

Having a tooth pulled out can feel like an instant fix. The pain goes, the infection clears, and life moves on. But what many people do not realise is that tooth extraction can have lasting ...

Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMDMedically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Dental extraction is the removal of adult teeth to take on issues like tooth decay, infection, or crowding. The ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Dental Research (JDR) has compared the effectiveness of ten pharmacological interventions in order to develop guidelines for acute pain management after ...

Dental extraction is performed frequently and can be accompanied by perioperative or postoperative complications. Bleeding is among the most common and important issues to consider in the ...

To pull or not to pull is a common dilemma when patients have the potentially dangerous combination of abscessed teeth and the need for heart surgery. In such cases, problem teeth often are extracted ...

A new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open in March 2020 shows that dentists can eliminate opioid analgesia from their armory of pain reliever after a tooth extraction, or at least ...