Third Molars (aka Wisdom Teeth): Kandasamy vs White and Proffit
Like usual there are often heated exchanges over the management of wisdom teeth (third molars). Back in November 2011, in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (vol. 140,...
View ArticleOral Surgeon Investigated for Reusing Needles and Syringes
The Colorado Department of Public Health has released a lengthy document regarding an oral surgeon regarding unsafe injections. The document is from July 20, 2012, and is located over at...
View ArticleShould you use Sutures when having Wisdom Teeth Out?
A study titled “A comparative study of the effect of suture-less and multiple suture techniques on inflammatory complications following third molar surgery” appears in the 2012 (in press) International...
View ArticleMulti-Million Dollar Award In New York for Wisdom Tooth Extraction
A 49 year old man had issues with a wisdom tooth. He went to several different times and had him attempt to remove it. He was sent home believing the extraction had been performed. However, the dentist...
View ArticleOral Surgery Misconduct During Wisdom Teeth Removal
In other posts on this blog I have talked about unfortunately there have been cases of misconduct occuring during wisdom teeth removal. See for example In Light of the Allegations of Child Sex Abuse at...
View ArticleOut of Court Settlement in Wisdom Teeth Removal Death Case
Previously I have discussed the case where a 17 year old female died unexpectedly after having wisdom teeth removed. She was a junior in high school and died on April 6, 2011, 10 days after the surgery...
View ArticleSystematic Review of Prophylactic Extraction of Third Molars: From Brazil
Many reviews have been conducted in recent years to determine if healthy third molars (known as wisdom teeth) should be prophylacticly extracted as in removed before causing problems. A new study by...
View ArticleLooking at the Concept of Prevention in Dentistry
An interesting article written by Jay W. Friedman, DDS, MPH, appears in J Evid Base Dent Pract, vol. 12, pp. 53 – 54, 2012. In the article a discussion of three different types of prevention is made....
View ArticleExploring Giving Antibiotics Before Third Molar Surgery (Wisdom Teeth...
An issue that one asks when having third molar surgery (wisdom teeth removal) is one whether should have antibiotics administered before or after surgery (or not at all). See for example...
View ArticleThe Misbehaving Tooth Fairy
In the article “The tooth fairy and malpractice” by Sian Ludman, Hamid Daya, Polly S Richards, and Adam Fox, in BMJ Christmas 2012, 345, e3027, a very interesting discussion is made of the tooth fairy....
View ArticleImproving Patient Safety: Updates on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
In a recent blog post I discussed how a few new videos have appeared in recent months related to oral and maxillofacial surgery Videos Related to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The American...
View ArticlePlanning Intravenous Sedation for Wisdom Teeth Surgery
An article (in press at the time of writing this -2012) appears in the International Journal of Oral and Maxilofacial Surgery titled “Does planned intravenous sedation affect preoperative anxiety in...
View ArticleThe Costs Associated with Third Molars (Wisdom Teeth)
An interesting articled by George M. Koumaras titled “What Costs Are Associated With the Management of Third Molars?” appears in the 2012 J Oral Maxillofac Surg vol. 70, pp. 8-10, supp. 1. The article...
View ArticleCan a Persistent Headache be Caused by Sinus Problems?
I came across an interesting article that appeared over a year ago in the Washington Post. The article is titled “A man’s persistent headache proves hard to diagnose and harder to treat,” by Sandra G....
View ArticleWhat is the Prevalence of Patients with Asymptomatic, Disease-Free Third...
An interesting article titled “How Many Patients Have Third Molars and How Many Have One or More Asymptomatic, Disease-Free Third Molars?” appears in the September 2012, supplement 1. (vol. 70, issue...
View ArticleWisdom Teeth Caries Experience and Periodontal Pathology in Young Patients
An interesting article explored the prevalence of caries experience and periodontal pathology on asymptomatic wisdom teeth in young adults appears in a 2012 issue of the Journal of Oral and...
View ArticleThe Curious Case of a Wisdom Tooth Growing in Old Age
An interesting article titled “Dentist shocked by Mary’s new wisdom,” appears in an article in This is Kent,...
View ArticleIngestion of Foreign Body During Dental Procedures
In the complications of wisdom teeth page on this site http://www.teethremoval.com/complications.html I have discussed cases of teeth being displaced into various places of the body. A tooth can also...
View ArticleExploring the Alternative to Medical Injury Claims in New Hampshire
In a post last year I dicussed briefly the early offer system in New Hampshire see The Optional Alternative to Medical Injury Claims. This is the first of the kind system in the United States that is...
View ArticleHow safe is deep sedation or anesthesia in dentistry?
An interesting article titled “How safe is deep sedation or general anesthesia while providing dental care?” appears in the Sept. 2015 issue of JADA (volume 146, issue 9, Pages 705–708) and written by...
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