Unwise and unnecessary: Opioids for wisdom teeth extractions
By Ronnie Cohen A few days before extracting my teenager’s wisdom teeth, an oral surgeon wrote him a prescription for painkillers. My son filled it but never felt a need for anything stronger than ibuprofen. Three years later, I found an unopened bottle of Percocet — an opioid — in the back of a bathroom … Read moreUnwise and unnecessary: Opioids for wisdom teeth extractions