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US dentists still prescribe far more opioids for pain than peer nations

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US dentists still prescribe far more opioids for pain than peer nations
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People getting their teeth pulled or drilled by dentists in the United States are still much more likely to get powerful opioid medications than dental patients in other developed countries or even the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, a new study finds.

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