Dental patients prescribed far fewer opioid painkillers today, but pandemic slowed decline greatly
Dental News and Technology
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
That's good news, since research shows that opioids are not necessary for most dental procedures. But the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have thrown a wrench into the effort to reduce opioid use in dental care—and not just in the few months after dentists and oral surgeons started providing routine care again after a pause in spring 2020.
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