Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan Apr 23 2026 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. That's despite steep drops in dental opioid prescription fills in recent years in the U.S., according to the new findings from a team from the University of Michigan Medical School and