Objective: Opioid-induced hyperalgesia, a paradoxical increase in pain sensitivity
associated with ongoing opioid use, may worsen the postoperative pain experience. This …

Objectives: Although health care practitioners have become more cognizant of the hazards
of opioid use, opioid misuse has emerged as a leading public health problem in the United …

One in 16 patients prescribed opioids after a surgical procedure will become a long-term
user. The lack of procedure-specific guidelines after common dental procedures contributes …

Background Dentists commonly prescribe opioids and are the highest prescribers of opioids
to patients 18 years and younger. Little is known about dentists' beliefs regarding opioids …

The management of pain in dentistry encompasses a number of procedural issues,
including the delivery of anesthetic and the management of postprocedural pain, as well as …

Importance Dentists commonly prescribe opioids to relieve pain after tooth extraction.
Understanding the differences in patient-reported outcomes between opioid users and …

Importance The United States consumes most of the opioids worldwide despite representing
a small portion of the world's population. Dentists are one of the most frequent US …

Introduction Dental pain is primarily treated by dentists and emergency medicine clinicians
and may occur because of insult to the tooth or oral surgery. The dental impaction pain …

Introduction Reports examining opioid prescribing for dental conditions are limited and do
not examine patient-level factors. This study examines the association of patient age, sex …

Objectives Opioid/acetaminophen combinations may be overly prescribed in many post-
surgical situations where a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug with equal or greater …