Question 1

why don't some people respond to local anesthesia or novocaine?

Accepted Answer

Local : Anesthesia has to come into contact with nerves to work. Any barrier to contact will impede function. Ph changes can impact effect. So can local anesthesia concentration and proximity to the stimulation.

Question 2

need expert help here. what are the alternatives to novocaine?

Accepted Answer

Dental?: If you mean a dental visit.  You could have an oral surgeon use a general anesthetic and put you to sleep for the procedure.

Question 3

could novocaine/lidocaine work for everybody?

Accepted Answer

Yes: It will work for everybody, it works on nerves, everybody has the same type nerves, there are very rare exceptions tough.

Question 4

could i be allergic to novocaine or lidocaine?

Accepted Answer

Generally, yes: Practically any drug can cause allergic reaction. Having said that, the true allergy, defined as a reaction mediated by antibodies etc., is more common to novocaine, than to lidociane, particularly if it is in preservative- free solution. Your doctor will help you to determine the right answer after gathering a bit more information. Hope that helps.

Question 5

how many novocaine shots do they use for root canal?

Accepted Answer

Few of them(3-5): They have to be sure that area is numb so they could work on it.

Question 6

please help! what is the source of novocaine at dentists?

Accepted Answer

Novocaine no more: Novocaine has not been  used in years by dentists.  Some common anesthetics are septocaine, mepivicaine, etc made by various pharmaceutical  companies.

Question 7

it possible to reverse the effects of novocaine/lidocaine/procaine?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If the anesthetic used also had a vasoconstrictor, like epinephrine, there is a reversal agent marketed under the name OraVerse available whch causes the numbness to go away quicker.

Question 8

how to tell what are the signs of an allergic reaction to novocaine?

Accepted Answer

See Allergy: Local anesthetic allergy is very rare, some argue that it does not even exist. If there is a concern about a reaction to a local anesthetic agent see and allergist. They will review your history, perform a physical and if needed they can skin test to the local anesthetic if needed. Based upon those results decision can be made about if one is allergic and how to proceed.

Question 9

can you tell me what dentists use now to take the place of novocaine?

Accepted Answer

Novacainereplacement: Lidocaine\xylocaine and carbocaine\mepivicaine are probably the two most widely used and popular local anesthetics used by dentists nowadays.

Question 10

what to do if i have mild paresthesia will a novocaine shot make it worse?

Accepted Answer

Paresthesia and shot: It depends where your paresthesia is and where the novocaine shot will be. If your paresthesia is localized to a specific area and the shot will be in a different area of the body, then the chances are that the paresthesia will probably not get worse temporarily. If the paresthesia and shot are in the same area, then there will be an increase in the numbness in that area for a few hours.

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