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A member asked:
At the site where the dentist injected me, is it safe to rub lidocaine viscacious to numb my mouth?
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Mouth: Yes however if the tenderness persists more than 2 days return to the dentist for evaluation of the area. This tenderness is an uncommon occurrence.
Answered 12/16/2014
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