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Onpharma Onset: Possible Tissue Necrosis

The answer is simple (off label usage guidelines): Dial the Onset Mixing Pen to 8-10 with 4% Articaine 2%, 3% Mepivacaine dialed to 18 2% Lidocaine dialed to 18 Since ...
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Wisdom Teeth

The very last teeth to erupt in the mouth are the 3rd molars, better known as the wisdom teeth. In most instances the wisdom teeth have no problems erupting into ...
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Occlusal Wear: Why Do My Jaws Hurt So Much?

What do you think the expected life span of a human being was 100 years ago?  Forty-three.  Life is so much more complicated today!  Are we living longer than our ...
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Tooth Whitening: Is This For You?

"Yah, yah, yah, yah...," yelled Zena Warrior Princess as she blinded everyone on the battle field with her bright shining teeth.  Remember that old TV show where Lucy Lawless played ...
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Premedication for Dental Treatment: Artificial Joints and Heart Problems

Practically every week we have a new patient come into our office who should be pre-medicating for dental treatment who are not, nor do they have any idea that they ...
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Relaxing at the dentist just got easier…

When I was a little boy, going to the dentist was scary.  No windows, no TV, no music, and it smelled terrible.  They would sit me in a chair facing ...
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