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  2. Medications used in dentistry and periodontics - Wikipedia

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    The term "medication dentistry" is also referred to as anxiety-free dentistry, relaxation dentistry or comfortable dentistry. This is because most of the patients have feelings of anxiety during even a routine trip to the dentist's office. There are a number of sedation drugs, which can be taken by mouth. They have been developed specifically ...

  3. Procaine - Wikipedia

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    Procaine is a local anesthetic drug of the amino ester group. It is most commonly used in dental procedures to numb the area around a tooth [1] and is also used to reduce the pain of intramuscular injection of penicillin. Owing to the ubiquity of the trade name Novocain or Novocaine, in some regions, procaine is referred to generically as ...

  4. Silver diammine fluoride - Wikipedia

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    Silver diammine fluoride (SDF), also known as silver diamine fluoride in most of the dental literature (although this is a chemical misnomer), is a topical medication used to treat and prevent dental caries (tooth decay) and relieve dentinal hypersensitivity. [1]

  5. The 4 safest and most effective mouthwashes to use ... - AOL

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    These dental experts recommend these picks for remedying bad breath, cavities, sensitivity and more. The 4 safest and most effective mouthwashes to use, according to dentists and a gum surgeon ...

  6. Are chemical hair relaxers safe? - AOL

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    And hair relaxers were a means to be able to do that." Techniques for hair straightening include towel drying, blow drying, using a flat iron, and applying straightening chemicals known as relaxers.

  7. Teeth whitening: What is it, how to do it safely and how to ...

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    Teeth whitening strips are easy-to-use, peel-and-stick strips that you wear on your teeth for 15 to 30 minutes each day. "Most kits come with a 30-day supply and are relatively easy to use," says ...

  8. Sedation dentistry - Wikipedia

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    Sedation dentistry refers to the use of pharmacological agents to induce relaxation and often sleep in a patient prior to and during a dental appointment. The pharmacological agents used differ depending on patient, level of sedation desired and medical professional administering the sedation medications.

  9. Relaxer - Wikipedia

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    A relaxer is a type of lotion or cream generally used by people with tight curls or very curly hair which makes hair easier to straighten by chemically "relaxing" the natural curls. The active agent is usually a strong alkali, although some formulations are based on ammonium thioglycolate or formaldehyde.