title: Patients using dental pain to obtain narcotics from emergency physicians--a dental perspective.
authors.affiliation: Founding Dean and Professor of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dental Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834. Electronic address: jrhupp@me.com.
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hupp
mesh_terms: D058999:Drug-Seeking Behavior; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006300:Health Services Misuse; D006801:Humans; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014098:Toothache / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology