Castle Rock Oral Surgeons Are Helping in the Fight Against Opioid Addiction

February 24, 2020 - PRESSADVANTAGE -

Implant & Oral Surgery Of Colorado, with offices in Castle Rock and Colorado Springs, Colorado, has revealed that they are helping in the prevention of opioid addiction by using non-opioid drugs for pain in their oral surgery practice. They are one of the first oral surgery practices in the area to use pain medications that are not based on opioids to possibly help patients take less opioid pain medications. These drugs can cause nausea, drowsiness, and other side effects. Minimizing the use of opioid may also help in minimizing the risk of opioid addiction in the future.

Dr. Eric Lomas from Implant & Oral Surgery Of Colorado says, “As part of this novel approach, we are offering EXPAREL® (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension), a long-acting, non-opioid, numbing medication that is administered during the surgical procedure. The numbing medication in EXPAREL®, bupivacaine, is slowly released over time to provide long-lasting pain control for the first few days after surgery, when patients need it most. Because EXPAREL® is given during the procedure, directly into the surgical area, patients may need fewer doses of other pain medications after surgery, including opioids. In fact, EXPAREL® is proven to help patients use fewer opioids as they start their recovery.”

At Implant & Oral Surgery Of Colorado, they use EXPAREL® in combination with other non-opioid medicine for various common oral surgeries, such as bone grafting, dental implants, and wisdom teeth removal. It should be noted that EXPAREL® is intended for single-dose infiltration to provide post-surgical local anesthesia in adults. This non- opioid pain medication can also be used as an interscalene brachial plexus nerve block for producing post-surgical regional anesthesia. Its safety and efficacy have not been determined for other nerve blocks.

Implant & Oral Surgery Of Colorado offers dental implants for the replacement of missing teeth. Dental implants offer a permanent and the most comfortable solution for missing teeth. They also help in keeping the jaw healthy and strong. This is one of the many procedures where they use the numbing medication EXPAREL®, bupivacaine.

Another common procedure where they use the EXPAREL® medication is bone grafting, which is used to repair the bone structure in the jaw with missing teeth. This is often done to have a good enough bone structure for placing a dental implant. Major bone grafts may also be performed to repair various kinds of defects of the jaws. These defects may be congenital defects or due to tumor surgery or traumatic injuries.

The EXPAREL® medication is also used at Implant & Oral Surgery Of Colorado for wisdom teeth removal and the treatment of impacted wisdom teeth. Wisdom teeth become impacted when they are unable to erupt into the proper position for chewing and cleaning. Patients will need to consult with the oral surgeons at Implant & Oral Surgery Of Colorado to find out if they will benefit from wisdom tooth removal. They will perform a special x-ray of the jaws and mouth to find out if the wisdom teeth are impacted, whether there is sufficient space for them to erupt, and the difficulty of the possible extraction.

Implant & Oral Surgery Of Colorado can also perform various kinds of tooth extractions. During the extraction process, the doctor will numb the tooth, gums, and jaw bone around the area using a local anesthetic. It should be noted that because the removal of just one tooth can lead to issues regarding chewing ability, shifting teeth, and problems with the jaw joint, they will discuss various alternatives to tooth extraction, including the replacement of the extracted tooth.

Implant & Oral Surgery Of Colorado also strives to provide the best with regards to sedation dentistry. They may provide a local anesthetic in which the patient remains completely conscious during the procedure, and IV sedation in which the patient falls asleep and totally unaware of the procedure being done.

Those who would like to learn more about pain medication without the use of opioids can check out the website of the Castle Rock oral surgeons at Implant & Oral Surgery Of Colorado or contact them on the phone. They are open from Monday to Friday, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

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For more information about Implant and Oral Surgery Of Colorado, contact the company here:

Implant and Oral Surgery Of Colorado
Dr. Eric Lomas
719-359-8652
6160 Tutt Boulevard, Suite 250
Colorado Springs, CO 80923