Though non-opioid painkillers can be just as effective, patients having dental procedures just before weekends and holidays are more likely to fill prescriptions for opioids.

Oral care coverage acts as a strong draw for enrolling in Medicare Advantage plans, National Poll on Healthy Aging finds.

A new study of tooth extraction patients shows no benefit to opioids over other painkillers, either in pain control or patient satisfaction.

Study: Long-term opioid use by one or more family members was associated to persistent opioid use by adolescents prescribed opioids after common surgical and dental procedures.

Findings from Michigan enrollees may help other states understand the potential impact of Medicaid expansion and work requirements on health and employment.

Patients in their late teens and 20s had the highest risk of persistent use if they received opioids around the time of their extraction, a new study finds.