Harpreet Singh

• Bachelor of Dental Surgery
• Clinical Assistant Professor at Boston University

As per the American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP), Orofacial Pain (OFP) is the discipline of dentistry which includes the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with orofacial pain disorders, including temporomandibular disorders, oro-motor and jaw behavior disorders, neuropathic and neurovascular pain disorders, related orofacial sleep...

Autoimmune Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a systemic condition with target tissue specificity of the exocrine glands, such as the salivary and lacrimal glands. Chronic inflammatory injury to those organs inevitably leads to xerostomia (dry mouth) and xerophthalmia (dry eyes), which are the clinical hallmarks of SS. However, it is worth noting that not...

Abstract Objective While there is a recent surge in the publications describing the beneficial effects of cannabis in chronic pain control and anti-seizure effects there is a dearth of reporting on the potential side effects of marijuana particularly in the oral cavity. Since the oral cavity is the main port of entry of cannabis, the aim of this re...

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Abstract Objective: While there is a recent surge in the publications describing the beneficial effects of cannabis in chronic pain control and anti-seizure effects there is a dearth of reporting on the potential side effects of marijuana particularly in the oral cavity. Since the oral cavity is the main port of entry of cannabis, the aim of this r...

The aim of this case report is to present a case of 68-year-old male with a history of multiple myeloma and the intravenous use of Zometa (zoledronic acid) who had developed medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) following a hot pizza burn to the palate. Clinical and radiographic findings revealed grade 1 MRONJ of the right side of the...