Do needles make you feel uncomfortable? This is a common fear among many of our dental patients. Thankfully, our syringe-less wand is painless compared to traditional needle injection for anesthesia. This innovative dental technology has a much smaller needle that focuses on numbing a specific area of your mouth. Many patients find this preferable to having their entire side of their face numb for the next few hours.
The wand works by controlling the flow of anesthesia administered to the tissue. Did you know that most of the sting associated with oral injections is because the anesthesia was administered too quickly? With the syringe-less wand, Dr. Yun is able to slowly and steadily inject anesthesia to eliminate your pain and discomfort during the dental procedure.
One of the best psychological benefits of our syringe-less wand is that it doesn’t look like a needle. This is great for our patients who have phobias or bad experiences associated with needles. The handheld device resembles an ink pen, which looks much less threatening than your standard dental syringe. Many patients also prefer the wand dental injection over syringes because the dental wand doesn’t hurt.
If you are interested in learning more about our dental technology or any of our dental services, please feel free to call our Grand Rapids dentist at (616) 288-6134. Dr. Yun at NorthPointe Family Dental works hard to help patients just like you feel as comfortable as possible during dental procedures.