Tara Renton
Professor of Oral Surgery, King's College London; Honorary Consultant in Oral Surgery, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London
The role of cannabidiol in modulating chronic neuropathic orofacial pain
Ronan LeeChronic orofacial pain makes up 20–25% of chronic pain conditions.4,5 Chronic orofacial pain can be felt along the sensory nerve supply of the trigeminal system, affecting regions of the face, mouth...
Oral surgery: what challenges and opportunities are there on the horizon?
Tara RentonHealthcare has been undergoing transformation for years, if not decades. However, in a matter of months, the pandemic broke down long-standing barriers and accelerated digital health at a pace few...
Optimizing Local Anaesthetic Practice: Addressing Misconceptions and Minimizing Anaesthetic Failures
Negin OghabiThere is no standard success rate for IANBs. Failure rates of IANBs vary extensively from 31% to 81%.7 Dentists often struggle to identify the reasons for IANB failure, which could be due to several...
An update on headaches for the dental team
Pav ChanaMigraines have been ranked as the third most prevalent disease in the world, so it is likely that dentists will encounter these patients who experience them.3 Two main types exist, those with an aura...
Letters to the editor
Tara RentonIt is estimated that approximately half a million third molars are extracted every year in the UK (L McArdle, personal communication). In April 2020, Donnell and Clark in ‘Naughty or NICE?’1...
Local anaesthesia in dentistry – achieving effective painless injections
Matin Ali MadadianThe pain associated with delivering an injection is complex and multi-factorial (depending on the dentist, the patient and the equipment used), and is not only caused by the procedure itself, but...
Routine exodontia: preventing failed extractions
Vijay BhargavaDespite many universities aiming to make all undergraduate (UG) dentists able to undertake routine exodontia, ability remains limited.2 A substantial number of extractions are required to enable...
Letters to the Editor
Deborah MartinI am interested to know if my performer levy to the local dental committee (LDC) is compulsory, or not? When I became an NHS associate in 2008, I was led to believe that the levy was a statutory...
Inferior dental blocks versus infiltration dentistry: is it time for change?
Tara RentonThere are five questions that we should first address in critiquing existing LA practice and assess if there is need for improvement..
Prevention and Optimal Management of Peri-Surgical Pain in Dentistry
Tara RentonEffective odontogenic pain management and post-operative pain management is fundamental to quality dental care. Conventional analgesics act by interrupting ascending nociceptive information or...
Trigeminal nerve injuries related to restorative treatment
Tara RentonPrevention and management of trigeminal nerve injuries related to:.
Near misses
Tara RentonThese examples illustrate how Near Misses provide opportunities to improve our patient care and minimize harm..
The importance of recording mental health history – a case report
Ian James MillsA 55-year-old female was referred by her general dental practitioner to a private implant referral clinic. The patient presented with catastrophic failure of an existing 4-unit bridge that was...
Patient safety in dentistry
Tara RentonBy definition, a PSI is any unintended or unexpected incident which could have or did lead to harm for one or more patients receiving NHS care. PSIs include:.