Dental Compounding

Dentists and compounding pharmacists work together for custom medications to meet specific patient needs.  Dentistry is an ideal arena for compounded medications.  Each patient is unique and may benefit from a compounded medications.

A dental practitioner can prescribe medications for:

• Procedural anxiety
• Pain relief
• Dry sockets
• Fluoride treatments
• Gum disease
• Plaque removal
• Oral ulcers
• Cancer sores
• Tooth whitening

Alternatives to shots and pills

Dentist have the ability to customize dosage forms.  For example some individuals may not be able to swallow a pill or may have needle anxiety.  Medication commercially available through a pill could be compounded into a cream or gel that could be rubbed into the skin.  Patients who have needle anxiety could also receive topical anesthetic. Liquids, balms and pastes may help solve some problems that pills cannot.

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