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Opioids’ Impact on Dental Anesthesia

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This review presents data from the literature focusing on opioids’ action on the central and peripheral nervous systems and subsequent influence on local anesthetics.

AGD Subject Code: 340

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

After reading this course, the participant should be able to:

  1. Describe the use and prevalence of opioid prescriptions in dentistry and the impact of these drugs on local anesthesia.
  2. Explain indications for opioids in the dental setting, the principal opioid receptors, and impacts of “first-pass” metabolism on orally administered opioids.
  3. Discuss considerations for local analgesics, especially when local drug concentrations increase, or the agents are combined with opioids.

 


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Edward Ruvins, DDS, MS, MBA, MSF, MSAC, is founder of Spectrum Dental Group, Lighthouse Recovery and Optimum Consulting Group. He is also a cofounder of Genesis Behavioral Health. Ruvins can be reached at eruvins@yahoo.com.


Mark Stein, DDS, MD, practices oral and maxillofacial surgery in Manhattan, New York, and is an attending physician at Columbia University Medical Center and Staten Island University Hospital, where he is involved in resident training and education in the dentistry and surgical departments.


Susanna Kayserman, DDS, is a practicing cosmetic dentist and researcher based in Warren, New Jersey. She is an active member of American Dental Association and Academy of Osseointegration and served as an educator at Staten Island University Hospital.


Katie G. Brydon, LCSW, LAC, MAC, EMDR-c, is a licensed clinical social worker and addiction counselor based in Colorado. Her practice focuses on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing-based treatment of complex psychological trauma, and advanced treatment of addictions. Brydon is founder of Road to Me Recovery, cofounder of Genesis Behavioral Health, and clinical director of The Lighthouse Recovery.


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