Lingering numbness is something patients have learned to expect.
Raise their expectations.
Patients are surprised to find out that there is finally a solution. With OraVerse, their dental experience can now end with a more rapid return from the lingering effects of local anesthetic.
Without OraVerse, it can take 3-5 hours for patients to recover and here's how they feel about it...
Numbness can lead to:
- Uncontrolled drooling
- Biting of lip, cheek or tongue
- Patient's perceived sense of altered appearance
Loss of function can mean difficulty with:
- Speaking
- Smiling
- Eating and drinking
OraVerse is indicated for use in adults and children 6 years of age or older and weighing at least 33 lbs.
Important Safety Information
Following parenteral use of phentolamine at doses between 5 and 15 times higher than the recommended dose of OraVerse (phentolamine mesylate), myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular spasm and occlusion have been reported, usually in association with marked hypotensive episodes producing shock-like states. Although such effects are uncommon with OraVerse, clinicians should be alert to the signs and symptoms of tachycardia, bradycardia, and cardiac arrhythmias, particularly in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease, as these symptoms may occur with the use of phentolamine or other alpha-adrenergic blocking agents. See full prescribing information for details.
Photo courtesy Dr. Ben Taylor.
