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Is mepivacaine safe in teeth?
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Local anesthesia: Mepivacaine is a type of local anesthetic which is routinely used in practice of dental medicine. As far as you are not allergic to it, it should be fine.
Answered 6/28/2014
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Yes: Mepivicaine (carbocaine) is a local anesthetic (like lidocaine) and is safe and routinely used in the practice of dentistry, provided you are not allergic to it it is used to cause numbness so that dental procedures can be painlessly performed. It is generally not administered "in" teeth.
Answered 11/4/2012
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