New Techniques Ease Dental Trauma

As the popularity of cosmetic dental treatment is rising unstoppably, those wishing to undergo treatment are split.  There are few who enjoy a trip to the dentist, let alone a prolonged period in the treatment chair, but while some are prepared to face their fear in the name of beauty, others are simply unable to submit themselves to the dentist’s tools.  Dentists and scientists are working on a number of brand new treatments that should make dental work less traumatic for all of us.

For those in London who fear needles (and there are many), a forthcoming anaesthetic spray will come as welcome news.  Currently under trial in the USA the spray works by travelling through the trigeminal nerve, which is the main nerve in the face, and collects particularly in the teeth and jaw.  Dentists estimate that a large proportion of patients experience more pain from the anaesthetic injection than they do from the treatment.  The downside to this advance is the fact that the spray will only be suitable to anaesthetise teeth in the upper jaw for treatment, as the lower jaw bone is less porous and will not allow the spray to travel around the area in the same way.

When treatment is over patients might breathe sigh of relief – and at the same time dribble down their clothes on their way out of the dentist’s surgery!  The sensation of numb lips is an unfortunate side-effect of cosmetic dentistry and causes discomfort and embarrassment.  Within the next two years dentists should have at their disposal an injection which can quickly unlock nerve channels and speed up the flow of blood to the lips.  The chemical phentolamine will help the body to wash away the anaesthetic more quickly, so patients will leave the clinic with their new smile fully mobilised.

Posted in: Cosmetic Dentist News
Tags: Cosmetic Dentistry, Cosmetic Dentistry London, London
| November 4, 2010 at 11:54 am | No comment

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