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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / March 2006Dental pointers, non sedative work, Roanoke, Virginia
Looking for a dentist/practice in Roanoke Virginia who can handle a young adult without using a needle I have a daughter in the area who is terribly afraid of needles. (Do not even try and talk about options. Her option: no needle/meds) Therefore, she will accept medium discomfort (drilling without novacane) for dental work. She has just been advised she has a cavity; and the doctor refused to work on it without novacane/needle. Trust me, nothing works, except full blown sedation. So she has to accept the discomfort. She is willing to accept the discomfort! My question: would anybody have a dentist to recommend; that can take a 25 yr old patient, with one small cavity, and work on it without drugs/needles. If so, can you reply. Thanks. (15 OL)  Signaturedr.news Better Price? (not better than you deserve, just more than you are used to) home of the better priced phone and service http://free.better-price.biz save money, buying on-line, visit the mall http://mall.better-price.biz > Looking for a dentist/practice in Roanoke Virginia who can handle a young > adult without using a needle [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > yr old patient, with one small cavity, and work on it without drugs/needles. > If so, can you reply. Thanks. (15 OL) Drilling without anaesthesia may cause a LOT more than "medium" discomfort. I probably wouldn't want to work on a patient without anmaesthesia either. An option your daughter might consider, if she is truly afraid of needles (and I suppose this also extends to the needles used for intravenous sedation), is to find a dentist using NO2 gas for sedation. It's very safe, very effective and will probably change her life with regards to dental treatment. Remember that now it's only a small cavity, but in a few years she might need something more major which requires anaesthesia. Good luck, George George wrote, Drilling without anaesthesia may cause a LOT more than "medium" discomfort. I probably wouldn't want to work on a patient without anmaesthesia either. An option your daughter might consider, if she is REPLY Hey George! I never work on a patient with amnesia either. I am worried they will suddenly wake up, cry out, "Where am I?" And then the cops come running to see what's going on. Joel George Chatzipetros Wrote: > > Looking for a dentist/practice in Roanoke Virginia who can handle > young [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > Good luck, > Georg -- Joel34 Better, find someone who uses air abasion technology. What we do is SANDBLAST that cavity right outa there, and then fill it with composite! Joely dr news Wrote: > Looking for a dentist/practice in Roanoke Virginia who can handle a > young [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > save money, buying on-line, visit the mall > http://mall.better-price.biz SignatureJoel344 Hi my son was like that, needle phobia throughout childhood. He had all dental work done knocked out. Then when he was in college he, to our surprise, he didn't show or tell us, got his first tattoo. I guess his friends got one but anyways so did he. He went into the army before the 9/11. If he had problems with shots the made him lose the phobia, lots of shots there. Just what happened with my son. UM MOM Susan > Looking for a dentist/practice in Roanoke Virginia who can handle a young > adult without using a needle [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > drugs/needles. > If so, can you reply. Thanks. (15 OL) Check out if any dentists in your area offer the Wand (http://www.milestonescientific.com/). Perhaps contrary to expectations (there is a needle involved), in practice it works rather well for a lot of needle phobics. You can use this search facility: http://www.milestonescientific.com/findadoctor.phtml dr news Wrote: > Looking for a dentist/practice in Roanoke Virginia who can handle a > young [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > If so, can you reply. Thanks. (15 OL) > '' (http://mall.better-price.biz) Signatureletsconnect 'Dental Fear Central - The Forum' (http://www.dentalfearcentral.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl) Also known as "The Wand." Guess what? This doc's steady hand can deliver anesthetics better than The Wand. How do I know? I took two "The Wand" Continuing Education courses ....... It was for credits not for knowledge! Joely letsconnect Wrote: > Check out if any dentists in your area offer the Wan > (http://www.milestonescientific.com/). Perhaps contrary to expectation > (there is a needle involved), in practice it works rather well for a lo > of needle phobics. You can use this search facility > http://www.milestonescientific.com/findadoctor.phtm -- Joel34 > Also known as "The Wand." Guess what? This doc's steady > hand can deliver anesthetics better than The Wand. How do > I know? I took two "The Wand" Continuing Education courses ....... The effect is primarily psychological (no syringe). And the psychological effect works really well. > Also known as "The Wand." Guess what? This doc's steady > hand can deliver anesthetics better than The Wand. How do > I know? I took two "The Wand" Continuing Education courses ....... >From what I've heard, the Wand actually does work better than a steady hand for some fancy nerve blocks (like AMSA).... Opinions? >> Also known as "The Wand." Guess what? This doc's steady >> hand can deliver anesthetics better than The Wand. How do >> I know? I took two "The Wand" Continuing Education courses ....... > >>From what I've heard, the Wand actually does work better than a steady > hand for some fancy nerve blocks (like AMSA).... Opinions? I think that your previous post was pretty accurate. It's a psychological issue at work. Everyone knows what a "shot" looks like from a very early age. The wand looks different than a typical syringe, something that can be calming from the start. As for the fancier nerve blocks, I don't know if it works better or not. I've not tried the Wand. But Septocaine (4% Articaine w/epi) works very well for patients that are typically difficult in achieving a good block. Infiltrating alongside any tooth, even mandibular molars, works quite well. --Phil phildoc Wrote: > I think that your previous post was pretty accurate. It's a > psychological [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > --Phil Apparently, it just adds some extra tricks to the arsenal (if you're getting into advanced LA techniques). As you said, the psychological effect is very pronounced - much more so than I had expected. Actually, I was pretty skeptical of the Wand, until the user reports started coming in. I even described it as a "tool for the heavy-handed dentist", lol ;-). Anyway, I've changed my tune since... Signatureletsconnect 'Dental Fear Central - The Forum' (http://www.dentalfearcentral.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl) letsconnect Wrote: > Apparently, it just adds some extra tricks to the arsenal (if you'r > getting into advanced LA techniques). [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > the heavy-handed dentist", lol ;-). Anyway, I've changed my tun > since... What about Oraqix Please see earlier discussion about needle free anesthetic here http://www.dentalcom.net/forum/showthread.php?t=10 -Su -- Su > Sue wrote: > What about Oraqix? No use here, Oraqix is a topical anesthetic that can be applied into gum pockets for root planing and scaling (i. e. soft tissue anesthesia). I still believe relative analgesia is the way to go. George > I still believe relative analgesia is the way to go. If she's a proper needle phobic, RA in conjunction with IV would be the way to go, but it seems like overkill for a filling... maybe just check out if she can tolerate the Wand first (with RA, if on offer)... I dunno, it's worth a try, anyway. |
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