Comments on: STA, OraVerse, or GumEase (oh my) http://www.dentalbuzz.com/2008/07/07/oraverse/ trends, innovations, and quirks of dentistry Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:22:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: MarkSpizer http://www.dentalbuzz.com/2008/07/07/oraverse/comment-page-1/#comment-117 MarkSpizer Mon, 03 May 2010 07:49:21 +0000 http://www.dentalbuzz.com/?p=45#comment-117 great post as usual! great post as usual!

]]> By: George http://www.dentalbuzz.com/2008/07/07/oraverse/comment-page-1/#comment-77 George Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:46:25 +0000 http://www.dentalbuzz.com/?p=45#comment-77 I have some heart issues and my Doctor recommended that I not use drugs. I first tried the Tens unit at my dentists and the company had a rep for the unit there calabrating and training on the machine. The tens unit was so painfull that you would rather have your teeth pulled. OUCH My next visit the dentist had the gumease units. i am very sensitive to cold but suprisingly they didn't cause any discomfort. The dentist used three of the gumease thing on me and started to work. I could tell that he was working on me but no pain. He did three cavities and a root canal in different parts of my mouth.NO PAIN. I love them and will never go back to needles or the stupid tens machine. I have some heart issues and my Doctor recommended that I not use drugs. I first tried the Tens unit at my dentists and the company had a rep for the unit there calabrating and training on the machine. The tens unit was so painfull that you would rather have your teeth pulled. OUCH My next visit the dentist had the gumease units. i am very sensitive to cold but suprisingly they didn’t cause any discomfort. The dentist used three of the gumease thing on me and started to work. I could tell that he was working on me but no pain. He did three cavities and a root canal in different parts of my mouth.NO PAIN. I love them and will never go back to needles or the stupid tens machine.

]]> By: Bill http://www.dentalbuzz.com/2008/07/07/oraverse/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Bill Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:52:25 +0000 http://www.dentalbuzz.com/?p=45#comment-35 Wanted to update you on the latest about Oraverse: "This February at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting, Novalar will introduce a drug that reverses the effects of dental anesthesia injections. OraVerse will come in prepackaged inserts for syringes, and it will cost about $12.50 per injection. Patients who dislike the lingering numbness caused by anesthesia will enjoy prompt reversal of the sensation, up to 80 minutes faster than without OraVerse. While the medication was approved by the FDA in May 2008, packaging concerns prevented Novalar from introducing OraVerse at the San Antonio ADA conference in October 2008." Wanted to update you on the latest about Oraverse:

“This February at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting, Novalar will introduce a drug that reverses the effects of dental anesthesia injections. OraVerse will come in prepackaged inserts for syringes, and it will cost about $12.50 per injection. Patients who dislike the lingering numbness caused by anesthesia will enjoy prompt reversal of the sensation, up to 80 minutes faster than without OraVerse. While the medication was approved by the FDA in May 2008, packaging concerns prevented Novalar from introducing OraVerse at the San Antonio ADA conference in October 2008.”

]]> By: Brice L. Yoder PhD D.Sc. http://www.dentalbuzz.com/2008/07/07/oraverse/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Brice L. Yoder PhD D.Sc. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:10:55 +0000 http://www.dentalbuzz.com/?p=45#comment-33 A bit of clarification if I may. After freezing the gumEase to the proper temperature, the dental practitioner will insert the FDA approved gumEase in the upper and lower sulci of the patient (not on or at the root of the teeth) in accordance with the directions which accompany the gumEase. A regional pain block is thus achieved through the local application of extreme cold to nerves (N) which temporarily inhibits the transmission of pain impulses to the brain. The gumEase dental device offers the practitioner an effective, alternative form of anesthesia capable of addressing a variety of procedural applications. It has proven to be especially effective with patients who suffer from acute needle phobia. A bit of clarification if I may.

After freezing the gumEase to the proper temperature, the dental practitioner will insert the FDA approved gumEase in the upper and lower sulci of the patient (not on or at the root of the teeth) in accordance with the directions which accompany the gumEase. A regional pain block is thus achieved through the local application of extreme cold to nerves (N) which temporarily inhibits the transmission of pain impulses to the brain.

The gumEase dental device offers the practitioner an effective, alternative form of anesthesia capable of addressing a variety of procedural applications. It has proven to be especially effective with patients who suffer from acute needle phobia.

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