Improving Your Patient Experience by Improving Our Techniques!

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Improving Your Patient Experience by Improving Our Techniques!
Improving Your Patient Experience by Improving Our Techniques!

After practicing for many years and using the traditional method of numbing lower back teeth, I was looking for an alternative to this method especially for cases where only a single tooth needed to be numbed. I thought to myself, what is it that patients dislike most about getting numbed for a filling on the bottom back teeth?

  • They have that numb feeling for close to 4 hours?
  • They can’t feel their tongue or lip and end up biting either one?
  • They usually have to wait about 10-15 minutes before starting?
  • If they are not completely numb with the first injection they have to wait again for the next one?
  • All of the above?

In my research I came across this new technique that piqued my curiousity and seemed too good to be true when I read about it.  There was very little to lose and everything to gain so I decided to learn this new technique. What if I told you that here at Credit River Dental Centre that we could now numb your lower back tooth and:

  • Eliminate the waiting time to get numb so your appointments are shorter
  • You will still be able to feel your lip and tongue
  • You will only have a slight numb sensation for about an hour
  • Use only about 1/3 -1/2 of the amount of anesthetic that is usually used

 

Feel free to ask us about this new numbing technique!