Pharmacology of Aesthetic Medicines
The realm of aesthetic medicine is broad, and there are countless medications and topical agents used in the practice of aesthetic medicine. The most commonly used injectable medicines include botulinum…
Medication for Gravid and Nursing Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Patients
The purpose of this article is to clarify clinically impactful features of the perioperative and postoperative pharmacologic management of pregnant and lactating patients in the maxillofacial or dental setting. Before…
Update on Antimicrobial Therapy in Management of Acute Odontogenic Infection in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
This article focuses on the antimicrobial therapy of head and neck infections from odontogenic origin. Odontogenic infections are among the most common infections of the oral cavity. They are sourced…
Medication Management of Selected Pathological Jaw Lesions
Most jaw lesions are treated surgically. Areas of abnormal proliferation or destruction in bone are commonly treated by regional curettage, excision, or resection. However, surgery is invasive and leaves a…
Hyposalivation and Xerostomia and Burning Mouth Syndrome
In this chapter, the authors review the benefits of saliva and the destructive consequences of its loss. It is hoped that this will help their colleagues identify and treat patients…
Current Concepts in Prophylactic Antibiotics in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Antibiotic prophylaxis is the use of antibiotics in the perioperative period to prevent surgical site infections from local flora. Specific guidelines and criteria exist to prevent these infections while also…
Updates on Topical and Local Anesthesia Agents
Use of topical and local anesthesia (LA) is the workhorse of all aspects of dentistry. There was a time in the past when dentistry was performed without any local pain…
Pharmacological Management of Common Soft Tissue Lesions of the Oral Cavity
Soft tissue lesions commonly seen in the oral cavity tend to overlap in their onset, presentation, and location making it difficult to appreciate their etiology. In some instances, common oral…
An Update on Diagnosis and Pharmacologic Therapy for Headache in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Practice
Headaches are synonymous with neurovascular pain (cephalalgias), which comprise a heterogeneous group of pain disorders that share a common anatomic region (head and neck). Headaches are often a “universal” disease…
Pharmacologic Management of Neuropathic Pain
This article aims to provide the practitioner with therapeutic options to treat a broad spectrum of acute and chronic orofacial pain syndromes. The focus will be nonsurgical that the oral…
Update on Management of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Patient on Corticosteroids
Corticosteroids have been the cornerstone for treatment of many inflammatory and immune disorders with these beneficial effects well recognized by the medical community. It also possesses many undesirable clinical adverse…
A Review of Sedation Agents
The oral and maxillofacial surgery model of anesthesia delivery is the subject of some controversy. However, a long track record of patient safety provides compelling support for the dual role…
Pharmacologic Treatment for Temporomandibular and Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Temporomandibular joint disorder is defined by pain and/or loss of function of the temporomandibular joint and its associated muscles and structures. Treatments include noninvasive pharmacologic therapies, minimally invasive muscular and…
Acute Pain Management
Control of acute pain in oral and maxillofacial surgery is important for patient care and comfort. Oral surgical procedures are associated with tissue injury and inflammation. Acute pain can arise…
Emergency Drugs for the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Office
This article illustrates the indications and mechanism of action of core emergency medications as well as emergency medications for intravenous sedation in the oral and maxillofacial surgeon office. The recognition…
Update on Medications for Oral Sedation in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Office
Dental anxiety is a leading cause of postponing treatment and/or complete avoidance of professional oral care. Therefore, effective sedation and pain control are integral components of dental care for the…
