Ask the DDS-Reversing Numbness

PRLog (Press Release) - Nov 11, 2009 -
Reversing Numbness

Ask the DDS

We asked Dr. Mitchell A. Josephs of Palm Beach, Florida about a common problem people experience, facial numbness.  We asked, “If dental work is performed and I experience a numb face and lip, what can I do to get rid of the numbness?

Dr. Josephs answered, “Every day I eat lunch with three items: a tuna melt, a car magazine and a dental journal. Last Monday in the JADA (Journal of the American Dental Association), a study of a recently approved drug called Ora Verse was approved by the FDA to help reverse the numbing action of dental local anesthetics when it is no longer desired.”

He continues, “It was shown that the duration of anesthesia was shortened by as much as two thirds. This could eliminate the occurrence of patients accidentally biting their lips, cheeks and tongues. (And could prevent you from drooling your way through your day).  

For a free reprint of the abstract of this article, you can contact him at Mitchell A. Josephs D.D.S., P.A., 44 Cocoanut Row #206, Palm Beach, FL 33480, tel. (561) 832-4675, www.palmbeachdentist.com.