Forget the Needle.
Oraqix Offers Needle-free Pain Relief
Oraqix is a needle-free anesthesia, 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
- Onset is quick, 30 seconds
- Duration of effect is approximately 20 minutes, so normal sensation is returned at conclusion of the office visit
- Oraqix is site-specific making it perfect for periodontal maintenance and full-mouth SRP
- Unique properties of Oraqix allow hygienists to better control anesthetic placement so you don’t experience numbness in areas not being worked on
Full Mouth Scaling and Root Planing
There is 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, the 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.
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