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It’s great for the P-ASA injection The STA is essential for cosmetic dentistry The STA Injection System, a computer-controlled local anesthetic delivery, or C-CLAD, is not only great for single tooth anesthesia, but is also very use- ful to administer multiple tooth anesthesia injections such as the palatal-approach anterior superior alveolar nerve block (P-ASA). The P-ASA is a single-site palatal injection into the naso- palatine canal that can pro- duce bilateral anesthesia to six anterior teeth and the related facial and palatal gingival tis- sues without causing collater- al numbness to the patient’s upper lip, face and muscles of facial expression. Patients really appreciate this! Using significantly less anes- thetic, this easy-to-administer injection can take the place of at least four supraperiosteal buccal infiltrations and a pala- tal injection. It is valuable for cosmetic restorative dentistry procedures such as composites, veneers and crowns because you can immediately assess the patient’s smile line when the lip is used as a reference point. The P-ASA is also useful for endodontic, periodontal and implant procedures. In fact, it is recommended as the primary injection for any or all of the six maxillary anterior teeth. During administration and postoperatively, the P-ASA is a very comfortable injection for your patients due to the STA computer-controlled flow rate below the patient’s pain threshold, the use of minimal pressure and the ability to eas- ily control the needle using the wand handpiece. Check out the simple injec- tion technique for the P-ASA on the STAis4U.com website. It’s easy to do. Try it. You’ll like it, and so will your patients. DT Milestone Scientific (800) 862-1125 milestonescientific.com AD By Eugene R. Casagrande, DDS, FACD, FICD Director of International and Professional Relations, Milestone Scientific (Photo/Milestone) cDa BootH no. 1641 DENTAL TRIBUNE | May 2010 Industry News 25