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How should you help a patient with opioid addiction manage dental pain — EXCEPT:
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Correct answer: C. Recommend medical marijuana
✓ C) Recommend medical marijuana is the EXCEPTION.
For opioid-addicted patients, treatment focuses on non-opioid analgesics: NSAIDs (ibuprofen, ketorolac), acetaminophen, local anesthetics, and nerve blocks. Patient education about pain management and their condition is important. Medical marijuana is not an evidence-based recommendation for dental pain in opioid addicts and could introduce other dependency issues. Buprenorphine consultation and coordination with the patient's addiction medicine provider is appropriate.
For opioid-addicted patients, treatment focuses on non-opioid analgesics: NSAIDs (ibuprofen, ketorolac), acetaminophen, local anesthetics, and nerve blocks. Patient education about pain management and their condition is important. Medical marijuana is not an evidence-based recommendation for dental pain in opioid addicts and could introduce other dependency issues. Buprenorphine consultation and coordination with the patient's addiction medicine provider is appropriate.