How We Make Novocain Wear Off Faster Here at ClevelandSmiles, one of our patients' favorite procedures involves the use of "OraVerse," which reverses the effects of Novocain. For years, patients have complained to the dental team that they wish they could get their normal feeling back quickly after having dental treatment, often saying "It's not [...]
With all of the heat this summer, our "refreshment area" has become very popular, with bottled water "flying" out of the refrigerator (The Keurig coffee machine seems to be most popular in the early morning, especially for our patients being seen from 7 to 9 a.m.). Speaking of bottled water, I was recently asked by [...]
On a very serious note, over the past few months we have seen a number of our patients who are being treated for very forms of cancer, including one patient who we diagnosed with oral cancer, localized in her tongue, and another with a large tumor in an area just behind the lower jaw. As [...]
At a conference we attended recently in San Diego, put on by the Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity, we attended a presentation/course focused on gum disease in the Middle East that has application here in the United States. Due to poor home care, often because of lack of toothpaste and toothbrushes (from both financial and availability [...]
How to Make Novocain Wear Off Faster Engage in approved physical activity to increase blood flow? Gently massage the area experiencing numbness? Rinse with warm salt water? Ask your dentist about an anti-anesthetic such as OraVerse - Yes! Here is a common question: "Even though "Novocain" is great during the procedure because I don't feel [...]