Are Painless Dental Injections Possible?

The key to a good dental experience is effective, nontraumatic injection of local anesthetic. Dr. Krochak helped develop a revolutionary painless injection device that eliminates the need for hypodermic syringes, which in themselves can cause nervousness and fear. This computer-controlled local anesthesia injection system can provide a nearly painless injection. The product is called The Wand (Milestone Scientific) because the handheld injector is a plastic tube that looks like a wand versus the scary metallic hypodermic syringe.

The needle is not what causes the main discomfort when local anesthetic is injected. It is the pressure and volume of the fluid going into the tissues. There is a pressure sensor and microprocessor inside this painless injection device that automatically compensates for different tissue densities so the anesthetic is delivered at a constant pressure and optimal flow that are typically below the threshold of pain. The result: no more dental syringes and no more pain!

For more information, you can contact Dr. Michael Krochak at

drk@nycsmilespa.com

NYC Smile Spa

30 E. 60th St., Rm 1201

New York, NY 10022

(212) 838-2900