New Drug Reverses Effects of Dental Anesthesia?
Thursday, November 20th, 2008Ever gone to get dental work done and felt frustration about the 4-6 hours of numbness which follows? Personally, I schedule dental appointments for the end of the day for this very reason. Its a bit inconvenient and I end up having to wait for days for an available appointment, but who wants to go back to work talking weird and drooling on themselves? Well it looks like a solution is on the horizon!
A company in San Diego, California has invented a drug called “Oraverse” which works as a vasodilator, allowing blood flow to return to the gums, lips and cheeks and allowing patients to regain feeling in as little as an hour. With so many cosmetic dentistry procedures being done under local anesthesia, a drug like Oraverse could make or break a patients decision on whether or not to have procedures done.
Personally, I love the idea of being able to have feeling back within an hour, but then again, I also like having an excuse to get off of work a little early every once in a while. No one likes the Dentist, but we sure don’t complain about the time off it requires to see them!
