| If you've put off going to the dentist for a couple | | | | gets anesthetized, you don't have numbing and |
| of years, you'll find it interesting to see the | | | | tingling in your face or fattened lips, as well as a |
| advances that have been made in the field of | | | | tendency to bite your cheek when the anesthesia |
| dentistry. | | | | is no more. |
| The newest "big thing" for some dentists is the | | | | This system costs a lot, but as a patient, you |
| FDA cleared Single Tooth Anesthesia (STA) which | | | | won't see it. On the other hand the dentist has to |
| is much better than in the past, when your whole | | | | make a hefty investment to first buy the STA |
| face would be numb for almost the rest of the | | | | system, so few have it. It is a good idea to |
| day after a visit to the dentist. After a dentist | | | | check with the dentist in your area to see if the |
| visit, you couldn't stop off for a cup of java | | | | Single Tooth Anesthesia System is available; |
| because you couldn't drink without spilling and | | | | however if it isn't available, then it is alright to find |
| forget about dining out because you'd end up | | | | a dentist who does offer this, since this may |
| chewing on your cheek instead. | | | | suggest that the dentist in your area doesn't have |
| Single Tooth Anesthesia involves only the tooth | | | | recent dental equipment or up-to-date dental |
| needing the repair, where the anesthesia is very | | | | methods. When you choose to make a dentist |
| localized and fast acting, with minimal anesthesia | | | | appointment, you'll walk away with two pluses: |
| being used to keep the area pain-free. After the | | | | your teeth will be corrected and you'll get to try |
| dentist administers the anesthesia, it wears off | | | | this new system and thus, have something new |
| within sixty minutes. Given that only one tooth | | | | to share with your friends. |