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Dental Pharmacology & Safety

Dental Antibiotic Stewardship: A Clinical Guide

Evidence-based framework for diagnosis, source control, antibiotic indications, safety-netting, documentation and prescribing audit.

Dental Pharmacology & Safety

Drugs Used in Dentistry: Pharmacology and Safety

A comprehensive dental pharmacology reference covering antimicrobials, analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs, local anaesthetics and prescribing precautions.

Dental Pharmacology & Safety

Facial Palsy incidence following inferior alveolar nerve block: A Questionnaire Survey Research and analysis

(This article is co-authored as a collective study by Dr Mriganka Sekhar Ghose, Dr Adhikansh jaggi, Dr Ruqaiyah johar, Dr M.D. Manzur Ahmed, Dr Brijesh singh,...

Dental Pharmacology & Safety

Death due to local anesthesia : A rare complication

Abstract Severe allergy and anaphylaxis can result in death of the patient. Rarely, these can be caused by the local anaesthesia we regularly use in our dental...

Implant Dentistry

Penicillin Allergy Can Lead To Higher Implant Failure Rates

Alternative antibiotics to amoxicillin have been associated with a higher rate of dental implant failure. According to a new study by experts at NYU College of...

Dental Pharmacology & Safety

All You Need to Know About Dental Bur Blocks

The dental bur blocks were created to make cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing, and storing dental instruments in an organized and easy way. Dental bur blocks...

Dental News

Building A Safest Dental Visit: A New CDC Resource For Dental Professionals.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Oral Health released a free, online training on safe care in the dental office and the principles of...

Dental Pharmacology & Safety

New Guidelines for Antibiotic Prescription: ADA Recommendations

A clinically updated overview of ADA antibiotic guidance for dental pain, swelling and prophylaxis, emphasizing definitive treatment and responsible prescribing.

Dental Pharmacology & Safety

Drug Interactions in Dentistry: How safe is your prescription?

A clinically focused review of common and high-consequence drug interactions in dental prescribing, with medication-reconciliation and risk-reduction steps.

Dental Education & Research

NSU charged with $5.5 million for using unsterile dental instruments on hundreds of patients.

Nova Southeastern University has agreed to pay $5.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed over improperly sterilized equipment used by dental students...

Preventive & Community Dentistry

Interim guidance for Essential Oral Health Services Amid COVID19 - WHO

Dental Pharmacology & Safety

What is ‘Fallow Time’ in Dentistry?

The literal meaning of the word “Fallow” is Dormancy or Latency. In Dentistry, fallow time is also referred to as settle time or stand-down period. Dentistry...

Restorative & Aesthetic Dentistry

Benefits of Rubber Dam Isolation in COVID 19 Era

ABSTRACT: Due to close face to face contact with patients and frequent utilisation of sharp devices, dental personnel are repeatedly exposed to respiratory...

Dental Pharmacology & Safety

Chlorine Dioxide As An Anti COVID-19 Mouthwash

Mouthwash with Chlorine Dioxide . The world has seen many epidemics affecting the human race causing unpredictable disastrous situations, affecting human lives...

Dental Pharmacology & Safety

Are dentists contributing to an antibiotic overuse?

A professional review of antibiotic overuse in dentistry and the practical prescribing, source-control and audit measures that support stewardship.

Dental Pharmacology & Safety

Antibiotic Prophylaxis prior to dental treatment in cardiovascular patients.

A current clinical guide to antibiotic prophylaxis before dental treatment, focused on infective endocarditis risk, qualifying procedures and antimicrobial stewardship.