Eleven myths of dentoalveolar surgery.
Through the years, dentists who perform dentoalveolar surgery have perpetuated many myths and other unproven beliefs from one generation to another. Sometimes, these beliefs originated in older textbooks, while others were given birth by mentors sharing anecdotal experiences with their students. Even today, many of these scientifically unsupported statements are perpetuated in surgical textbooks and in continuing education forums and are passed on to students in dental schools. In today's evolving environment of evidence-based medicine and dentistry, these anecdotal observations do not withstand scrutiny. The purpose of this article is to review the more common surgical myths and to test their validity against scientific evidence.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology, Baylor College of Dentistry-TAMUS, Dallas 75266-0677, USA.
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D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects; D001241:Aspirin / Q000009:adverse effects; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000601:surgery; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D002253:Carbonated Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects; D004326:Drinking; D004368:Dry Socket / Q000209:etiology; D004497:Education, Dental; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008340:Mandibular Nerve; D008598:Menstruation / Q000502:physiology; D009067:Mouthwashes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009229:Mythology; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects; D011182:Postoperative Care; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013782:Textbooks as Topic; D014081:Tooth Extraction
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D009067:Mouthwashes; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D001241:Aspirin