<h3 style="margin-left: 1.5em">Extractions & the Aftermath</h3>

<p style="margin-left: 2.5em">One of the times patients most reliably require pain relief is following a tooth extraction. Exhibit items in this section deal specifically with the changing best practices for medications, such as aspirin and opioids, prescribed to patients to ease pain post-extraction.</p>

<p style="margin-left: 2.5em">Click the images below to learn more about items in the ADA Commons collection. Scroll down to see related materials from outside the ADA Commons holdings.<p>

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<p><b>This illustration, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlmhmd/52453236082/in/photostream/">Toen ik geen kunsttanden had (When I Didn't Have Artificial Teeth) </a>, from circa 1910 shows three satyrs drilling, chiseling and sawing teeth.</b></p>

<p>The Dutch caricature exemplifies the pain caused by cavities and other dental-related ailments that can lead to tooth extraction. The caption at top translates to: “When I Didn’t Have Artificial Teeth.”<p>

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<p><b>This <a href="https://www.mouthhealthy.org/all-topics-a-z/dry-socket"> MouthHealthy.org article</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOnpvAJXzwY">accompanying informational video</a> from the ADA examines dry socket, which is a potential adverse side effect of having a tooth removed.</b></p>

<p>Dry socket results from the loss of the blood clot from the extraction site. When this occurs, the dentist will recommend various treatments to promote healing and ease discomfort including pain relievers such as aspirin and ibuprofen.</p>

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<p><b>In this video, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX6Zg_-q--c">JADA: Dental Pain Management: Opioids, NSAIDs and Other Options<a>, new findings on the use of NSAIDs for pain management are discussed which may allow for the reduction of opioid reliance.</b>

<p>From the video description: Dr. Michael Glick, editor of <i>The Journal of the American Dental Association</i>, talks with Dr. Paul A. Moore, professor of Pharmacology, Dental Anesthesiology and Dental Public Health in the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, about using opioids, NSAIDs and other pain management options in the dental office. Dr. Moore’s commentary, "Why Do We Prescribe Vicodin?," is featured in the July 2016 issue of <i>JADA</i>.</p>