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Western Dental injuries and pain

wisdom — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:37:17 +0000

I found some interesting pieces from ABC 7 KGO-TV San Francisco, CA. The articles and videos are about the second largest HMO in the state of California called Western Dental.

Numerous people are profiled talking about things such as nerve damage following wisdom teeth removal, people’s healthy teeth being pulled out and being replaced with dentures, a syringe injecting bleech into a girl’s sinus during a root canal, and putting too much filler into the root of a woman’s teeth during a root canal and causing severe pain.

Of course Western Dental defends by not admitting wrongdoing but then lawsuits result and a settlement is reached in some cases. In other cases Western Dental has not paid for subsequent follow up treatment.

To see the videos and read more of the articles visit these 2 links.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/iteam&id=7583317

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/iteam&id=7585208

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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and It’s Effect on Trigeminal Nerve Cells

wisdom — Mon, 03 May 2010 19:20:23 +0000

Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University’s School of Dentistry have discovered when tissues are inflamed, the nerve cells carrying pain information from the head to the brain produce in large quantities a protein involved in pain signaling. This has implications for the treatments of such conditions as headaches, TMJ, toothache, and craniofacial pain, which is one of the most frequent pain conditions.

The trigeminal nerve sends information about pain associated with headaches, head and neck cancer, TMJ, periodontal disease, trigeminal neuralgia, dental procedures, and more. Unfortunately the molecular mechanisms of trigeminal pain are not currently well understood and thought to involve inflammation.

The researchers have found that the trigeminal nerve cells make a molecule called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). This plays an important role in the development and normal functioning of the nervous system. In addition, stimulation of trigeminal nerve cells, such as with head pain, leads to the release of BDNF. In a separate study it was shown that BDNF is involved in the mechanism of headaches such as migraines. In the current study, the researchers found that tooth pulp inflammation of as few as two molar teeth leads to a dramatic and widespread increase in BDNF production by trigeminal nerve cells, even those not connected to the teeth.

L. Tarsa, E. Bałkowiec-Iskra, F.J. Kratochvil III, V.K. Jenkins, A. McLean, A. Brown, J.A. Smith, J.C. Baumgartner, A. Balkowiec. Tooth pulp inflammation increases brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in rodent trigeminal ganglion neurons. Neuroscience, 2010

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Pain, Nerve Blocks, and Prolotherapy

wisdom — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:24:11 +0000

Both videos are by Dr. Marc Darrow.

The first video addresses nerve blocks, complications, and how they affect chronic pain.

The second video addressing prolotherapy which is the natural ability of the body to produce more collagen.

Chronic Pain: Pain Management: Prolotherapy

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