Anesthesia

'Anesthetic Intelligence': Dentistry's most important 'AI'?
By Balanced Pharma
New local dental anesthetics can reduce pain, reduce waiting time, and offer increased reliability.
January 30, 2025
The Future of Dental Anesthetics
1st case of anesthesia-induced bone death in healthy patient
By Melissa Busch
A healthy man had bone tissue death in his jaw following an anesthesia injection for a cavity, which is believed to be the first reported case of this complication.
January 28, 2025
2025 01 28 Anesthesia Induce Osteonecrosis 400
What you need to know about this dental anesthetic-buffering game changer
By Kevin Henry
In the latest episode of "The DrBicuspid.com Podcast," we take a deep dive into BufferPro's creation and value to dentistry with leaders from Septodont and Premier Dental Products.
November 21, 2024
Podcast Phone Earpods
What do you do when a dental patient refuses local anesthetic?
By Kevin Henry
A recent article on DrBicuspid.com had us asking questions, and a Chicago-area dentist gave her opinion on what to do when a patient refuses anesthesia for a minor dental procedure.
November 5, 2024
Woman Listening
This may be key to reduce the risk of postoperative delirium
By Melissa Busch
Giving patients certain medications before or during surgeries may reduce their risk of developing postoperative delirium, according to a study.
October 23, 2024
Anesthesia Sergey
Septodont, Premier Dental announce new distribution agreement
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental anesthetic product provider Septodont and Premier Dental have partnered to distribute BufferPro to U.S. dental professionals.
October 17, 2024
The BufferPro single-use anesthetic buffering solution. Image courtesy of Septodont Inc. and Premier Dental.
40% face a potentially risky condition during dental anesthesia
By Melissa Busch
About 40% of dental patients experience a condition that can lead to heart failure and cardiac arrest when they are administered local anesthesia under sedation.
October 10, 2024
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Epinephrine's risky relationship with beta blockers
By Barbara Madej, RPh, Dr. Lisa Chan, Teresa Mendoza, PharmD
Epinephrine plays a critical role in pain management, but it must be used with caution in people with certain medical conditions and who are taking certain medications, including beta blockers.
October 10, 2024
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Dental work for toothache leads actor to lose his hobbit feet
By Melissa Busch
"The Lord of the Rings" actor recounted the time a toothache cost him his feet.
September 30, 2024
Billy Boyd. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.
Clinical tip: Perfecting the painless palatal injection
By Kevin Henry
Here is another valuable clinical tip that can help every dental practice and dentist, courtesy of Dr. Darin O'Bryan and CDOCS.
September 5, 2024
Dr. Darin O'Bryan
Tired of waiting for anesthesia to wear off? This may help
By Melissa Busch
There may be a new way to reverse soft-tissue anesthesia faster in pediatric dental patients, according to a study.
June 6, 2024
Local Anesthetic Girl
Are you properly anesthetizing dental patients who use drugs like Ozempic?
By Melissa Busch
Clinicians may need to reconsider how they anesthetize and sedate dental patients who are taking glucagonlike peptide 1 agonists like Ozempic.
April 25, 2024
Surgery Female Surgeon
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