Melissa M. Drum, DDS, MS
Dental Degree
The University of Minnesota, 2004
MS/Specialty
The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, 2006, Endodontics
Diplomate
American Board of Endodontics
Local anesthesia, intra-operative pain control, pain and anxiety management pre- and postoperatively. Ultrasound diagnosis of infection. Postoperative management and prevention of infection.
Sebastian,Raquel; Drum,Melissa; Reader,Al; Nusstein,John; Fowler,Sara; Beck,Michael. "What Is the Effect of No Endodontic Debridement on Postoperative Pain for Symptomatic Teeth with Pulpal Necrosis?." JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS. Vol. 42, no. 3. (Mar 2016): 378-382.
Fowler,Sara; Drum,Melissa; Reader,Al; Beck,Michael. "Anesthetic Success of an Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block and Supplemental Articaine Buccal Infiltration for Molars and Premolars in Patients with Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis." JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS. Vol. 42, no. 3. (Mar 2016): 390-392.
Harreld,Taryn,Kratz; Fowler,Sara; Drum,Melissa; Reader,Al; Nusstein,John; Beck,Michael. "Efficacy of a Buffered 4% Lidocaine Formulation for Incision and Drainage: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind Study." JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS. Vol. 41, no. 10. (Oct 2015): 1583-1588.
Shurtz,Ryan; Nusstein,John; Reader,Al; Drum,Melissa; Fowler,Sara; Beck,Michael. "Buffered 4% Articaine as a Primary Buccal Infiltration of the Mandibular First Molar: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind Study." JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS. Vol. 41, no. 9. (Sep 2015): 1403-1407.
Schellenberg,Jared; Drum,Melissa; Reader,Al; Nusstein,John; Fowler,Sara; Beck,Michael. "Effect of Buffered 4% Lidocaine on the Success of the Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block in Patients with Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind Study." JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS. Vol. 41, no. 6. (Jun 2015): 791-796.
Click V, Drum M, Reader A, Nusstein J, Beck M. Evaluation of the Gow-Gates and Vazirani-Akinosi techniques in patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis: a prospective randomized study. J Endod. 2015 Jan;41(1):16-21.
Perry S, Drum M, Reader A, Nusstein J, Beck M. Effect of operator and subject gender on injection pain: a randomized double-blind study. J Endod. 2015 Feb;41(2):141-5.
Nydegger B, Nusstein J, Reader A, Drum M, Beck M. Anesthetic comparisons of 4% concentrations of articaine, lidocaine, and prilocaine as primary buccal infiltrations of the mandibular first molar: a prospective randomized, double-blind study. J Endod. 2014 Dec;40(12):1912-6.
Lammers E, Nusstein J, Reader A, Drum M, Beck M, Fowler S. Does the combination of 3% mepivacaine plain plus 2% lidocaine with epinephrine improve anesthesia and reduce the pain of anesthetic injection for the inferior alveolar nerve block? A prospective, randomized, double-blind study. J Endod. 2014 Sep;40(9):1287-92.
Poweski,Lisa; Drum,Melissa; Reader,Al; Nusstein,John; Beck,Mike; Chaudhry,Jahanzeb, "Role of Ultrasonography in Differentiating Facial Swellings of Odontogenic Origin.". Journal of endodontics. Vol. 40, no. 4: 495-498. 2014. (Published) ( IF: 2.929 )
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