Dental Compounding
Due to it's variety of patients, dentistry is an ideal arena for compounded medications. From an eight year old getting a cavity filled, to an eighty year old being fitted for dentures, no two patients are alike in their needs.
Working closely with our Compounding Pharmacist, a Dental Practioner can prescribe medications for procedural anxiety (fear of the Dentist Office?), pain relief, dry socket treatments, gum disease, bad breath, ulcers, canker sores, and even teeth whitening.
Unique Dosage Forms
As with many of todays medical treatments, the theraputic options that are available to dentists can be somewhat limited. Patients are unique and some (most?) respond differently to the standard medications available. Compounding enhances the acceptability and application of medications through its ability to customize dosage forms. Some patients, suffering from nausea, who have difficulty swallowing a pill, may receive their medicine transdermally through a gel rubbed into the skin. Patients who suffer from needle anxiety may receive a topical anesthetic to allow for painless dental injections. Some examples of unique dosage forms include:
- Troches/sublinguals
- Lollipops
- Gels (Oral, topical)
- Capsules
- Lipstick & Lip Balms
- Oral & Topical Sprays
- Popsicles
- Mouthwashes
- Mouth Rinses
Basic Uses
Some of the basic uses found in the Dental arena include:
- Analgesics
- Antibiotics
- Topical Anesthetics
- Sedatives
- Adhesives
- Bleaching Gels
- Dry Socket mixtures
- Plaque Removal Solutions
- Mouth Washes
Flavored Medication
One of the obvious challenges with dental medication is the taste and/or texture. Some rinses and medication can be less than pleasant tasting. Our Compounding Pharmacist has a choice of over 100 different flavors that can help medicines taste better without changing the vital properties of the medication. For example, a bitter analgesic can be enhanced with chocolate flavor to improve it's taste. A tooth-bleaching solution would allow for easier use if it tasted like peppermint. And children will be glad to take a topical oral anesthetic if it's delivered through a grape-flavored sucker.
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