After 18 years in practice, I have heard numerous concerns and fears about what patients dread most about dental visits. Would you believe that one of the highest concerns is being numb AFTER they leave the office? Wouldn’t it be nice to “un-numb” a patient as soon as the procedure is completed?
Well, the time is here. This month, a new product has been approved that reverses the local anesthesia. At the site of the injection, you inject the reversal and within 30 minutes, you are back to normal! Now, many of you that have had treatment in my office know that much of my treatment is 30-45 minutes at most unless it is very comprehensive treatment. I would basically get you numb, and within 5 minutes, begin reversing it! In the meantime, I use as little local anesthesia as is necessary, and I use a short acting one so you are not numb for hours and hours. As this product is perfected, I will incorporate it into my practice.