Common Dental Treatments Using OraVerse®
Our Wichita Falls dental practice focuses on on restoring your teeth and enhancing your smile with a variety of treatments tailored to your needs. Whether it’s through professional cleanings to remove plaque and tartar or advanced restorative procedures like fillings and crowns, we aim to improve both the function and appearance of your teeth. Our goal is to provide you with a healthier, more confident smile that you can be proud of.
Benefits of OraVerse in Wichita Falls
Local anesthesia does its job very well for most people. With local anesthesia, most people are able to get dental procedures without discomfort. However, the lingering effects of anesthesia can have negative consequences.
People who are numb can bite their cheeks, tongue, or lips. This can actually be quite serious: you don’t know how hard you’re biting because you are still numb. Some people may bite themselves accidentally while chewing. Others have a nervous habit of biting themselves, but may bite harder than usual because they are numb and don’t know how hard they’re biting.
Another potential danger is drinking hot liquids. If you enjoy a hot cup of coffee or tea, you probably make it too hot to drink at first. Normally, you know not to drink it, but only sip until it is cooled. If you are numb, you might drink it not knowing how hot it really was. And because your lips are numb, you also might spill it on yourself.
Other people feel very embarrassed about the numbness that comes with local anesthesia. If you’re already sensitive about your speech or experience drooling when you’re numbed, it can cause problems, especially if you have to go back to work after an appointment.
With OraVerse, you are able to cut the recovery time from numbness in half, so there’s less risk of injury or embarrassment because of your numbness.
How OraVerse® Differs From Sedation Dentistry
If you’ve ever left the dentist’s office feeling like your lips or tongue were twice their normal size, you know how frustrating post-treatment numbness can be. That’s where OraVerse® comes in—it helps bring the feeling back faster after your appointment so you can talk, smile, and eat comfortably again.
It’s easy to confuse OraVerse® with sedation dentistry, but they actually serve completely different purposes. Sedation is used before or during your dental procedure to help you feel calm and relaxed, especially if you tend to get nervous about dental visits. Depending on the type of sedation—nitrous oxide, oral medication, or IV—you might just feel drowsy or even nap lightly through your treatment.
OraVerse®, on the other hand, is used after your dental work is complete. Instead of keeping you relaxed, it helps reverse the numbness from local anesthesia so you can get back to your day without that “fat lip” feeling lingering for hours.
Think of it this way: sedation helps you stay comfortable during your appointment, and OraVerse® helps you recover comfortably once it’s done.
How Does OraVerse Work?
OraVerse is injected after your dental work is complete. The injection is performed in your numbed area, so you won’t feel it at all.
The length of time it takes for numbness to wear off depends on your body’s ability to eliminate the anesthesia molecules from the injection site. The drug in OraVerse is known to expand the blood vessels in a local area. This helps your body remove anesthesia from the affected site.
OraVerse may also help your body break down the anesthesia molecules or interfere with their action.
Is OraVerse
OraVerse is proven to be safe and effective for adults, teens, and even children over the age of six. OraVerse is a new application of an old drug, which has been used safely in the US since 1952. It has a very well established safety profile, with a low risk of side effects, especially in this application.
Get Back to Life Faster
Putting your life on hold for dental care is nobody’s first choice of how to spend a day. But with OraVerse, you can remove the last lingering effects of a dental appointment faster. That will let you get back to doing the things you enjoy without worrying about a slurred voice, drooling, or other side effects of anesthesia.
To learn more about OraVerse, please call 940-322-2252 today for an appointment at StarImage Dentistry in Wichita Falls, TX.
