Clinicians used a new surgical technique to remove a separated endodontic instrument stuck about 2 mm below the tip of a patient's tooth root in a case published in the Journal of Endodontics. They ...

Oral and maxillofacial surgery is the specialty of dentistry that includes the diagnosis and surgical and related treatment of diseases, injuries and defects involving both the functional and esthetic ...

Medical errors can have devastating consequences for patients, and one of the most alarming errors is the retention of surgical items in a patient’s body after surgery. Retained surgical items (RSIs) ...

Your tooth has been bothering you for weeks. Now the pain has become unbearable. Maybe your jaw has been sore lately. Or you lost a tooth recently. Is a trip to the dentist enough? What if you need to ...

ORLocate™ Uses RFID Technology to Account for Items Used During Surgery to Reduce Incidence of Retained Surgical Items Left inside Patients MAUMELLE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A new technology that ...

Oral surgery can go a lot easier if you put in a little preparation. If you know what to expect ahead of time, you may be more at ease about what you need to have done. Your process should start long ...

Ochsner LSU Health has relocated its Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Institute to a renovated clinic at 9091 Ellerbe Road, ...