A member asked:
If someone has a high tolerance to dental local anesthetics, does this mean they would also have a high tolerance to general anesthesia?
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Anesthesia: There is no good literature on ineffectiveness to local anesthetic. More likely if it is not effective, it is not injected in the right place. The issue is rather at the other end of the needle, meaning the person who is injecting! There is no correlation to resistance to general anesthetic. NO ONE can fight general anesthetic meds. The ANESTHESIOLOGIST always wins!!
Answered 8/11/2014
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Different drugs: Local anesthetic is usually lidocaine or bupivicaine. General anesthetic is halothane or propofol or some other type of drug. So, in short, while you may have a high tolerance to locals and generals, there is no way to use one to compare the other as they are different drugs, different categories, and different mechanisms of action. My best advice, relax and let the meds work. :-)
Answered 8/12/2014
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