Osteocentral and Transcortical anesthesias are techniques of delivering intraosseous anesthesia. They have existed since 1906, evolved in 1997 thanks to Dr Alain VILLETTE and were perfected in 2007 by Dr Eric Pasquier. The Osteocentral protocol is made up of 3 steps, after intially delivering an anesthesia in the attached gingival tissues (periosteum), a perforation is performed, via the septum, towards the apices. The bone is not innervated, the perforation is therefore completely painless. Once the needle has penetrated to 3/4 of its length, the injection can be delivered in the highly vascularized cancellous bone close to the apices. One can deliver a complete carpule of anesthetic with highly concentrated vasoconstrictor/adrenaline, without any risk of ischemia / necrosis. The anesthesia is immediate (proximity to the apices) and without the risk of failures (in the centre of the cancellous bone, close to the apices). The solution diffuses in the bone, anesthetizing up to 8 teeth depending on the volume injected.

Our devices adapt the speed of injection for better control and therefore less pain. 3 injection modes are available on our devices, for optimal patient comfort.

Intraosseous anesthesia can be performed on children with QuickSleeper or SleeperOne. We use a shorter DHT Needle but the advantages are the same as for adults : effectiveness, immediate action and painless. Thanks to the pen grip and DHT Needles, in the majority of cases, needle rotation is not required to penetrate the cancellous bone. The absence of collateral soft tissue numbness is an additionnal feature that eliminates the risk of self-biting for children. Your young patients will leave the practice in complete safety.

The psychological approach with a “pen” instead of a syringe is a real advantage, especially with children. For all these reasons, multiple pediatric dentisry departments have adopted QuickSleeper and/or SleeperOne in their daily practice.