Forget the Needle.
Oraqix Offers Needle-free Pain Relief for Scaling and Root Planing
Oraqix is a needle-free anesthetic, administered topically at and below the gum line, that’s effective and efficient for scaling and root planing procedures. Your dentist and hygienist may recommend this alternative to traditional anesthesia for several reasons:
- In clinical studies, 70% of patients preferred Oraqix to a needle injection anesthetic among SRP patients bothered by the prospect of receiving an injection or the after effects of one8
- Onset is quick, 30 seconds
- Duration of effect is approximately 20 minutes, so normal sensation is typically returned at the conclusion of the office visit
- Oraqix is site-specific making it a great choice for periodontal maintenance with scaling and root planing and full-mouth SRP
- Unique properties of Oraqix allow hygienists to better control anesthetic placement minimizing the chance of anesthetizing areas not being worked on
Full-Mouth Scaling and Root Planing
Full-mouth scaling and root planing can enable the the entire scaling and root planing treatment to be completed in 1 to 2 visits versus the traditional 4 visits. This could be a great benefit for time-starved patients. It can also save time to your practice by consolidating appointments and reducing chair turnover time. In fact, there is even some evidence that full-mouth scaling and root planing may improve therapeutic results in patients.3 The reason for this, in simple terms, is that treating and removing bacteria at one time, in the entire mouth, may prevent bacteria from translocating to treated areas from untreated areas in between visits.10
Clinically, potential benefits are a reduction in pocket size and additional attachment gain for the teeth treated. Get more information.
3 Hein C. PointPerio clinical consultant experience and feedback from lecture participants. 2000-2005.
8 Van Steenberge D, Bercy P DeBovier J, et al. Patient evaluation of a novel noninjectable aneshetic gel: a multicenter crossover study comparing the gel to infilration aneshesia during scaling and/or root planing. J Periodontal. 2004 75(11):147-148.
10 Quirynen M, Bollen CM, Vanderkerckhove BN, et al. Full-vs partial-mouth disinfection in the treatment of periodontal infections: short-term clinical and microbiological observations. J Dent Res 1995;74(8):1459-1467