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 ...

Changes in hormone levels may contribute to the pathogenesis of alveolar osteitis, or dry socket, a painful complication of tooth extractions, according to a review published on May 16 in Advances in ...

Over-the-counter (OTC) pain medications were as, or more effective, than prescription opioids at relieving dental pain after wisdom tooth extraction, new research showed. The pain relief was ...