Many people can be very daunted or scared of the very idea of a trip to the dentist. Although local anaesthetic will always be used during any procedure that would cause pain, the irony is that anaesthetic is usually administered through an injection, which can seem just as frightening as the operation itself. This can lead people to avoid the dentist, and thus not receive the essential treatment they need, which can only lead to further complications. There seems to be no escaping the fact that the initial injection is always going to be a painful and thus frightening experience – but this need not be the case at Liverpool Dental Implant and Aesthetic Spa, thanks to an innovative new device called The Wand.

The advantages of the ‘magic’ Wand

The Wand is an alternative to traditional syringes, and works by controlling the rate of injection of anaesthetic to ensure reduced pain. The most common cause of pain from dental injections for patients in Liverpool is simply that the anaesthetic is injected into the mouth too quickly. The Wand works to regulate this flow of anaesthetic as it is injected, thus ensuring a steady process that will not cause any unnecessary stinging pain, even in more difficult-to-reach areas of the mouth. In addition, the Wand decreases the amount of numbness on the injected area, which can sometimes continue for hours after treatment when a traditional syringe is used.

The Wand does not look like a needle; in fact, its appearance is more like a simple pen, connected to a ‘tower’ device. This means that patients who are scared of the sight of a needle need not associate the Wand with pain before the injection has even taken place. In fact, research has proved that the Wand causes less anxiety than any other method of injection.