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Peer-reviewed
Research Article
The association between long-term opioid therapy and composite infection-related dental outcomes
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Anne C. Black ,
Contributed equally to this work with: Anne C. Black, Kirsha S. Gordon
Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft
* E-mail: anne.black@yale.edu
Affiliations VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut United States of America
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Kirsha S. Gordon ,
Contributed equally to this work with: Anne C. Black, Kirsha S. Gordon
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft
Affiliations VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut United States of America
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James D. Dziura,
Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut United States of America, Yale Center for Analytical Sciences, New Haven, Connecticut United States of America, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut United States of America
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Declan T. Barry,
Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut United States of America, APT Foundation, New Haven, Connecticut United States of America
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Stephen Crystal,
Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Rutgers University, School of Social Work, New Brunswick, New Jersey United States of America, Rutgers University, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, New Brunswick, New Jersey United States of America
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E. Jennifer Edelman,
Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut United States of America, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut United States of America
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Gretchen Gibson,
Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Kansas City University, College of Dental Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri United States of America, VA Healthcare System of the Ozarks, Fort Smith, Arkansas United States of America
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Michelle Hamilton,
Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation VA Office of Dentistry, Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States of America
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Marianne Jurasic,
Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts United States of America, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, Massachusetts United States of America
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Yu Li,
Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island United States of America
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Brandon D.L. Marshall,
Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island United States of America
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Melissa Skanderson,
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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Katie Suda,
Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States of America, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States of America
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William C. Becker
Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut United States of America
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The association between long-term opioid therapy and composite infection-related dental outcomes
- Anne C. Black,
- Kirsha S. Gordon,
- James D. Dziura,
- Declan T. Barry,
- Stephen Crystal,
- E. Jennifer Edelman,
- Gretchen Gibson,
- Michelle Hamilton,
- Marianne Jurasic,
- Yu Li
- Published: February 2, 2026
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0341361