Single-Tooth Anesthesia
Raise your hand if you LOVE needles!
No one loves needles and no one loves the big fat lip you leave the office with. Our patients deserve a more comfortable option.
Being afraid of pain is just not the way it should be. That’s why we give you the option of Single-Tooth Anesthesia, or STA for short.
The STA System is a computer-controlled, local, dental anesthetic system that allows us to numb the single tooth that is being treated. The STA wand delivers a steady drip of anesthetic in between the tooth and the gum. Most people who have received STA hardly feel a thing!
What can you expect?
Dr. Truong will start with an extra-strength, numbing topical gel.
Wand placement
Then, she will gently place the STA wand in between the gum and the tooth that will be receiving treatment.
All the feels
You may feel the wand slide next to the tooth.
Medication Delivery
Dr. Truong will deliver the medication (anesthetic).
Monitor
Dr. Truong will check to make sure that you are completely numb throughout the procedure.
Procedure Starts
Once you are comfortably numb, she will begin the procedure.
The STA in action
You have to see it to believe it!
No big fat lip!
See ya later fat lip! The STA eliminates that fat-lip feeling that novocain leaves behind.
The STA gets you back to work
No novocain means you’re back to your day in record time.