title: Prescribing Opioid Analgesics for Acute Dental Pain: Time to Change Clinical Practices in Response to Evidence and Misperceptions.
abstract: As the nation comes to terms with a prescription opioid epidemic, dentistry is beginning to understand its own unintentional contribution and seek ways to address it. The article urges dental providers to reexamine entrenched prescribing habits and thought patterns regarding treatment of acute dental pain. It points to evidence suggesting that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are nonaddictive and usually more effective for managing many cases of acute dental pain. The authors provide therapeutic recommendations to help dental providers change prescribing patterns.
authors: Professor, Brody School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina; School of Dental Medicine; Department of Foundational Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.
authors: Raymond A
authors: RA
authors: Dionne
authors: Associate Dean for Research Chair, School of Dental Medicine; Department of Foundational Sciences, Greenville, North Carolina.
authors: Sharon M
authors: SM
authors: Gordon
authors: Professor, School of Dental Medicine, Department of Dental Public Health, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors: Paul A
authors: PA
authors: Moore
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid