Justin Rust

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Opioids for third-molar extractions linked to persistent use

Adolescents and young adults who fill an opioid prescription for wisdom teeth extractions are more than twice as likely to continue filling opioid prescriptions weeks or months later, according to new research published on August 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.


Read more on DrBicuspid.com


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