Research Looks at Reducing Buprenorphine’s Impact on Oral Health
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene
DECEMBER 16, 2023
Addressing opioid use disorder (OUD) is challenging and medication-assisted treatment has become the most widely used approach. Buprenorphine is one of the most effective opioid partial agonists. It initiates similar effects as opioids, preventing the user from withdrawal, but at a much-reduced level than other medications such as methadone. Unlike other United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved OUD medications, physicians can prescribe buprenorphine without a special Drug Enforc
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