The American Dental Association has issued updated clinical practice guidelines for sedation, anesthesia, and early oral cancer detection, alongside broader preventive care recommendations. The ...

The American Dental Association has revised its guidelines for sedation and general anesthesia in dentistry. The updates, developed by experts from eight dental and medical organizations, mark the ...

The American Dental Association has issued updated evidence-based guidelines covering sedation, oral cancer detection, X-ray safety, caries treatments, and antibiotic use. These updates aim to help ...

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) taken alone or along with acetaminophen are recommended as first-line treatments for managing short-term dental pain in adults and adolescents aged 12 or ...

Cross-sectional imaging -- notably cone-beam CT -- is the preferred method for presurgical assessment of dental implant sites, according to a new position statement issued by the American Academy of ...

For simple tooth extraction, the panel recommends against the use of opioid analgesics. First-line treatment of acute dental pain in adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older should include a ...