Scared of the Needle? How Cosmodent Makes Injections Easier

Fear of the needle keeps a lot of people out of the dental chair longer than they’d like. The Peri-press technique is used throughout Cosmodent as a deliberate alternative to conventional anaesthetic injections, with minimal sensation and no post-procedure soreness, and here’s what that actually means for you.

• Technique: Peri-press, an alternative to conventional injections
• Used: throughout the practice as standard
• Experience: minimal sensation during the injection
• Afterward: no post-procedure soreness
• Provided by: Dr André Dumas at Cosmodent, Oude Westhof, Bellville

A lot of the discomfort people associate with dental injections comes down to the pressure of the anaesthetic being delivered, not just the needle itself. Peri-press is used throughout Cosmodent as a deliberate alternative to conventional injections, adopted as the standard approach across the practice because of the real difference it makes to the patient experience.

It’s still an injection-based technique, so there is a needle involved, it’s the way the anaesthetic is delivered that’s different, which is what patients notice most. If needles are a source of real anxiety for you, it’s worth mentioning to Dr Dumas beforehand so the approach can be talked through before treatment starts, not sprung on you in the chair.

No post-procedure soreness is one of the main benefits patients report with Peri-press, a common complaint with conventional injections. Numbness fades gradually on its own. The main thing to be careful of while you’re still numb is accidentally biting your cheek, lip or tongue, since you won’t feel it happening.

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