Oral Medicine and drug interactions​

Purpose:   overview of drug interactions with analgesics and identifies those that are clinically relevant. Most highlighted Results:  NSAIDs and antihypertensives. •There is sufficient evidence to support an interaction between NSAIDs and three major classes of antihypertensives: 1.Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, or ACEIs, such as captopril 2.Diuretics such as furosemide 3.ß-blockers such as propranolol NSAIDs may attenuate […]

Case 1 (mild CDAD ): A 48-year-old female received antibiotics (oral clindamycin) after undergoing endodontic surgery.  8 days after the antibiotic course, she had diarrhea, she took metronidazole, and her C. difficile infection resolved. Case 2 (severe CDAD): A 31-year-old pregnant woman developed severe CDAD after receiving antibiotics for a urinary infection. She underwent surgery […]

Summary:  •The following are the goals of dental management before the start of cancer therapy: Eliminate or stabilize oral disease to minimize local and systemic infection during and after cancer therapy: •Short term:  Ideally, all patients should be returned to a stable, if not perfect state of dental health before cytoreductive therapy •long term:  the […]

Summary:   •Purpose: to determine if electromagnetic interference of cardiac pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) activity occurs during the operation of electronic dental devices.  Materials/Methods: Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are electronic devices that emit electrical signals and are sensitive to electromagnetic signals in the vicinity. Nine electronic dental devices in vitro to assess their […]

•Purpose: To examine the potential cross-reactivity between raw gutta percha, raw gutta balata, gutta percha points and NRL proteins by the inhibition enzyme linked immunosorbent (ELISA) and the FITkit assays. • Materials/Methods: Different brands of gutta percha points, raw gutta balata and NRL gloves were obtained Samples were cut into 1–2 mm pieces. One gram […]

Summary:  •Pregnancy is a dynamic physiological state evidenced by several transient changes. •The most common complaints include nausea and vomiting, nasal congestion, heartburn, alteration in taste and food cravings, hyperventilation, shortness of breath, and fatigue. •Physiologic changes during pregnancy: Increase oxygen demand. The liver has increased hepatic production of hormone-binding globulins and decreased albumin, resulting […]

Purpose: is to provide dentists and other healthcare workers with evidence-based criteria for when to use antibiotics in the treatment of endodontic infections, traumatic injuries of the teeth, revascularization procedures in immature teeth with pulp necrosis, and in prophylaxis for medically compromised patients . •Most endodontic infections are confined within the tooth and can be […]

Purpose: to assess the impact of systemic diseases (diabetes (DM), hypertension (HT) and coronary artery disease (CAD)) on the risk of tooth extraction after NSRCT. N= 49,334 teeth treated with NSRCT. Excluded: Those with missing data or coding errors, deciduous teeth, and multiple teeth from 1 patient. Materials/Methods: •A total of 49,334 NSRCT teeth were […]