Pain Management Articles

• General Anesthesia for Dental Treatment in a Patient With Huntington’s Chorea

  Irena Haimov-Kaldess, DMD, Doron Haim, DMD, MPA, Adi A. Garfunkel, DMD
  Compendium - January 2016

  This article discusses factors that are of significant concern to the dentist anesthesiologist team treating patients with Huntington’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions.

• Three Serious Drug Interactions that Every Dentist Should Know About

  Elliot V. Hersh, DMD, MS, PhD, Paul A. Moore, DMD, PhD, MPH
  Compendium - June 2015

  Patients with complex medical and drug histories are becoming more commonplace in dental practice. This article reviews three serious adverse drug interactions that are well supported by the literatur...

• Research Update - Pain Management

  Compendium - May 2015

• Use of Opioid Pain Relievers Following Extraction of Third Molars

  Breanna M. Weiland, DMD, Anthony G. Wach, DMD, Brent P. Kanar, DMD, Matthew T. Castele, DMD, Mark F. Sosovicka, DMD, Matthew R. Cooke, DDS, MD, MPH, Paul A. Moore, DMD, PhD, MPH
  Compendium - February 2015

  An assessment of patient pain experiences and actual opioid analgesic usage was carried out using structured telephone interviews of patients performed 1 and 7 days following their thirdmolar extracti...

• Effects of a Vibratory Device on Pain from Anesthetic Injections

  Michael G. DiFelice, DMD, MS, Kraig S. Vandewalle, DDS, MS, Steven C. Maller, DDS, MS, Raymond H. Hancock, DDS, MS
  Compendium - April 2014

  The goal of this research is to determine the effectiveness of a vibratory device with topical anesthetic compared to topical anesthetic only in reducing the pain experienced during an inferior alveol...

• Dentin Hypersensitivity: Differential Diagnosis, Tests, and Etiology

  Richard Trushkowsky, DDS, Franklin Garcia-Godoy, DDS, MS, PhD, PhD
  Compendium - February 2014

  This review of dentin hypersensitivity expounds on how this painful condition is characterized and describes the diagnosis and clinical management of it.

• Restoration Variables and Postoperative Hypersensitivity in Class I Restorations: PEARL Network Findings. Part 2

  Peter Blanchard, DDS, Ying Wong, DDS, Abigail G. Matthews, PhD, Donald Vena, BS, Ronald G. Craig, DMD, PhD, Frederick A. Curro, DMD, PhD, Van P. Thompson, DDS, PhD
  Compendium - April 2013

  This study investigated postoperative hypersensitivity following resin-based composite restoration of occlusal caries as well as the relationship to materials and technique.

• Propofol: An Overview of Its Risks and Benefits

  Mana Saraghi, DMD, Victor M. Badner, DMD, MPH, Leonard R. Golden, MD, Elliot V. Hersh, DMD, MS, PhD
  Compendium - April 2013

  When used for sedation, propofol can pose risks for cardiac and respiratory complications, making it critical that the drug be administered by a practitioner well trained in general anesthesia.

• Postoperative Hypersensitivity and Its Relationship to Preparation Variables in Class I Resin-Based Composite Restorations: Findings from the Practitioners Engaged in Applied Research and Learning (PEARL) Network

  Gary S. Berkowitz, DDS, Howard Spielman, DDS, Abigail G. Matthews, PhD, Donald Vena, BS, Ronald G. Craig, DMD, PhD, Frederick A. Curro, DMD, PhD, Van P. Thompson, DDS, PhD
  Compendium - March 2013

  This study investigated postoperative hypersensitivity at 1, 4, and 13 weeks following resin-based composite restorations of occlusal caries and its relationship with prepreparation sensitivity and pr...

• Managing Craniofacial Pain the Multi-Disciplinary Way

  Noshir R. Mehta, BDS, DMD, MDS, MS
  Compendium - March 2012

  Account of the history of the Tufts Craniofacial Pain Center