Dear Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider,
The brains of adolescents are wired so that teenagers and young adults are more likely to take risks and are more susceptible to addiction, including opioid addiction. That's why dentists have a special responsibility when treating this age demographic, according to one anesthesiology and pharmacology expert. Read more in our Insider Exclusive.
In other Anesthesia & Pain Management Community news, the authors of a recent scientific review advised dental professionals to take a conservative approach to treating painful temporomandibular disorders. Learn what interdisciplinary methods they recommend here.
What happens when dental pain isn't originating where the patient feels it? Two orofacial pain experts shared key words that signal pain isn't dental in nature at the 2018 California Dental Association's CDA Presents 2018 meeting in Anaheim, CA. Learn what the red flags are here.
Finally, the dental clinic may be the perfect place to test two of the greatest therapeutic capabilities of virtual reality (VR): the ability to reduce pain and mitigate fear. Find out here how one dentist is using VR headsets in his clinic to transform the traditional dentist visit.
