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Procedure
While there are over-the-counter (OTC) fluoride treatments for adults and children, your dentist may suggest an in-office fluoride treatment. These include: Fluoride mouth rinses are a concentrated solution that you swish in your mouth and around your teeth as directed, typically once a day or weekly. Fluoride supplements are available as a tablet or lozenge and are…
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Dental Health With Fluoride
To keep your teeth healthy, it’s important to include fluoride in your daily oral hygiene routine. For many people, fluoride is added to their drinking water by their communities. In addition, people also use toothpaste that contains fluoride. Both of these methods are effective ways to apply fluoride to your teeth. However, your dentist may…
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Fluoride Treatment
Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay (dental caries) by fighting acid-producing bacteria that turn into plaque. Found in many foods and water, fluoride also strengthens and protects tooth enamel to keep teeth strong and healthy. Several studies have shown community water fluoridation (adjusting the amount of fluoride in drinking water) helps prevent tooth…
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Novocaine Risks
Severe allergic reactions to local anesthetics like novocaine are extremely rare. At most, they represent less than 1% of the reported adverse reactions to local anesthetics.6 This means over 99% of side effects are mild. Although novocaine allergies are rare, ester anesthetics do contain para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), which is a known allergen. Notably, a preservative (methylparaben) used in…
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Side Effects
Novocaine is generally well-tolerated and comes few adverse side effects. The most common adverse reactions occur at the injection site. The most commonly reported adverse reactions to local anesthesia include: Cold sweats (diaphoresis) Dizziness Paleness or “loss of color” (pallor) Heart palpitations Anxiety, flushing, itching, shortness of breath, and hives (urticaria) have been observed after administration of…
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Uses
Novocaine causes numbness in a localized area for a brief amount of time. It is used for procedures that don’t require a longer-lasting anesthetic. It’s also used when people are allergic to amide-based drugs (a group of local anesthetic compounds). Novocaine is administered via injection and used before medical or dental procedures that don’t require…
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What Is Novocaine
Novocaine, also called procaine, is an injectable anesthetic that prevents pain by numbing a small, localized area. It was previously frequently used in dental or skin procedures, though lidocaine is more commonly used now. Generally speaking, the word “novocaine” is used to describe various types of local anesthesia. This article reviews the uses, side effects, and risks of…
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When You Have a Loose Brace
Dealing with loose braces may be handled in a variety of ways, depending on the situation at hand. If your braces have become loose, you need not worry, because dealing with a loose bracket is easier than you might think. It is always a good idea to immediately inform your orthodontist if a brace becomes loose, or…
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What You Can and Can’t Eat With Braces
Do you know what you can and can’t eat with braces? While having braces makes the consumption of certain foods difficult, having braces doesn’t mean that you will be living on pureed, bland foods throughout the course of your treatment. Knowing what foods you can and can’t eat with your braces will help you achieve the…
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How to Brush and Floss With Braces
Flossing your teeth is hard enough, but for someone with braces the task of flossing daily becomes even more difficult. The braces tend to get in the way of the floss, which makes it difficult to reach certain spots. You’ll want to remove elastics, bands, and other removable parts before brushing. You should brush each wire…
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