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<p>[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 4809454"]I am a Dental Hygienist, a few years in the field. If your dental office is saying you need Arestin in more than 3 teeth, I would ask if there is another option. Atridox, which does the same thing, comes in a syringe and is gel form. They syringe may cost $100 but it can stretch across the entire quad. Where as Arestin could cost up to $100 per site and there are 6 sites per tooth so $600 per tooth. Honestly, I do like Arestin but only for 1-3 sites in the entire mouth. Otherwise, I prefer Atridox. I have a hard time with the reps because both companies just bash the other. Atridox says they do so much better than Arestin and visa versa. They both do the same job.</p><p><br /></p><p>I work in an office that I feel doesn't take advantage of patients. We don't use any type of localized antibiotic because the dentist doesn't know much about them. I was noticing though that some patients who had SRP (deep cleaning) were not healing in some areas, so I brought up the option of keeping Arestin in stock. It is true that SRP does not alone treat infected gums 100% but it is the first step. The next step is placing an antibiotic (Arestin or Atridox). I don't want to place them until I notice for several months that an area is not healing. Reps say that the antibiotics need to be placed during the SRP appt. I believe that is absolutely absurd and hygienists should wait to see how well the pockets have healed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 4809454"]I am a Dental Hygienist, a few years in the field. If your dental office is saying you need Arestin in more than 3 teeth, I would ask if there is another option. Atridox, which does the same thing, comes in a syringe and is gel form. They syringe may cost $100 but it can stretch across the entire quad. Where as Arestin could cost up to $100 per site and there are 6 sites per tooth so $600 per tooth. Honestly, I do like Arestin but only for 1-3 sites in the entire mouth. Otherwise, I prefer Atridox. I have a hard time with the reps because both companies just bash the other. Atridox says they do so much better than Arestin and visa versa. They both do the same job. I work in an office that I feel doesn't take advantage of patients. We don't use any type of localized antibiotic because the dentist doesn't know much about them. I was noticing though that some patients who had SRP (deep cleaning) were not healing in some areas, so I brought up the option of keeping Arestin in stock. It is true that SRP does not alone treat infected gums 100% but it is the first step. The next step is placing an antibiotic (Arestin or Atridox). I don't want to place them until I notice for several months that an area is not healing. Reps say that the antibiotics need to be placed during the SRP appt. I believe that is absolutely absurd and hygienists should wait to see how well the pockets have healed.[/QUOTE]
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