Penicillins The penicillin family, including primarily penicillin V and amoxicillin, has long been the mainstay in the antibiotic treatment of odontogenic infections. Randomized controlled clinical trials comparing a penicillin with other newer antibiotics have found no statistically significant differences in…
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Schedule I: Controlled Substances Substances in this schedule have a high potential for abuse and have no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision…
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Patients frequently consult a dentist because of pain or dysfunction in the temporomandibular region. The most common causes of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are muscular disorders, which are commonly referred to as myofascial pain and dysfunction . These muscular disorders are…
The dentist is frequently called upon to determine the etiology of pain in the oral-maxillofacial region. Although oral pain is most frequently of odontogenic origin, many facial pains arise from other sources. The diversity of structures in the head and…
Defects of the facial bones, especially the jaws, have a variety of causes, such as eradication of pathologic conditions, trauma, infections, and congenital deformities. The size of the defects that are commonly reconstructed in the oral-maxillofacial region varies considerably, from…
A cleft is a congenital abnormal space or gap in the upper lip, alveolus, or palate. The colloquial term for this condition is harelip . The use of this term should be discouraged because it carries demeaning connotations. The more…
Introduction and Historical Perspective From a historical perspective, cosmetic surgery in the United States has been primarily performed by plastic surgeons, including both facial and body cosmetic surgery. As time went on, with the introduction of competing specialties, such as…