Dentists use pain control products to control pain and discomfort their procedures may cause. The best way to achieve pain control is with the traditional use of local anesthetics. A local anesthetic is a substance that is injected to a specific area inside the mouth to cause a reversible loss of sensation. This means that after a certain amount of time, the numbing goes away. Each anesthetic drug does the same thing ā they all ānumbā. However there are different anesthetic drugs in the dental market that can be used on patients. This is a decision that the dentist will make based on the age, weight and medical history of the patient.
![]() | There are 5 different types of anesthetics that are available in the dental market, but only one that is designed and used strictly for dentistry ā UltracaineĀ®. UltracaineĀ® is a brand of anesthetic drug that is available to dentists across Canada and is known as a very profound anesthetic. UltracaineĀ® is clinically proven effective by proving anesthetic success in routine dental procedures. UltracaineĀ® is a rapidly growing anesthetic in the dental market, and with 30+ years of experience, there have been zero recalls on the solution! |
UltracaineĀ® is the original Articaine, one of the main local anesthetic drugs used in dentistry. It was designed specifically for dentistry and was developed in the late 1970ās by a German company, which is now a part of Sanofi ā one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. UltracaineĀ®was launched in Canada in 1983, while the distribution was taken over by HANSAmed in 1999. Presently, we are still the sole distributor of UltracaineĀ® worldwide!
Each individual UltracaineĀ® cartridge is manufactured aseptically and is latex-free. UltracaineĀ® is the only anesthetic that is packaged in a unique environmentally-friendly, all-cardboard packaging that is easy to recycle. UltracaineĀ® is manufactured with two epinephrine concentrations: UltracaineĀ® DS and UltracaineĀ®DS-Forte. The only difference between UltracaineĀ® DS and UltracaineĀ® DS-Forte is how long the numbing will last. UltracaineĀ® DS-Forte is known as āthe surgeon's anestheticā because it lasts longer than UltracaineĀ®DS.
![]() | As a patient seeking dental treatment, you are hoping to be treated with the most premium dental products on the market to ensure success and safety. UltracaineĀ® has unique properties that are different than any other local anesthetic drug available. The chemical structure of UltracaineĀ® gives the medication a quick onset (the time it takes for the medication to work) of 1-3 minutes. This ensures the patient is comfortable right from the start of the treatment until the end. UltracaineĀ® also has additional safety properties. The way the medication is broken down in the body naturally reduces the risk of toxicity and overdose. This happens because UltracaineĀ® has the shortest half-life (the time it takes for half of the medication to be metabolized) of 27 minutes. As a patient, you have a right to know which materials are being used in your mouth at each procedure ā including dental anesthetics. Ask your dentist about UltracaineĀ®, a clinically proven effective anesthetic drug. |
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