Numbness Instructions – What is that tingly sensation?

Numbness Instructions to help parents with services to infants, toddlers, teens and children with special needs. Sheer Smiles Pediatric Dentistry is located in Frisco, Texas and we proudly serve the surrounding cities of Little Elm, The Colony, Plano, Prosper, and Oak Point.

Numbness Instructions

Sometimes your dentist needs to numb a part of your mouth. He or she injects medicine into your gum or inner cheek. This medicine is called local anesthesia. Lidocaine is the most common local anesthetic that dentists use. There are many others. They all have names ending in “-caine.” Many people think of Novocain as the classic numbing drug. But Novocain actually is not used anymore. Other drugs last longer and work better than Novocain. These drugs also are less likely to cause allergic reactions. The numbing drug is only one part of what’s injected. The liquid in the injection also can include: A type of drug called a vasoconstrictor. This drug narrows your blood vessels. This makes the numbness last longer. A chemical that keeps the vasoconstrictor from breaking down Sodium hydroxide, which helps the numbing drug work Sodium chloride, which helps the drugs get into your blood

There are two kinds of numbing injections. A block injection numbs an entire region of your mouth, such as one side of your lower jaw. An infiltration injection numbs a smaller area. This is the area near where the injection was given. If you need local anesthesia in order to have your dental treatment done, your dentist will dry part of your mouth with air or cotton. Many dentists then swab the area with a gel to numb the skin. Then, your dentist will slowly inject the local anesthetic. Most people don’t feel the needle. Instead, the sting they feel is caused by the anesthetic moving into the tissue.

Numbness Post-Operative Instructions:

The sensation of being numb after the appointment is typically the most challenging aspect for a child to understand It may take 1-4 hours for the numbness to wear off Avoid eating foods that require much chewing (a soft food diet is recommended) Monitor your child closely so that he/she does not bite their tongue, cheek or lips

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