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A 24-year-old male asked:

Having a different local anaesthesia not a lidocaine family for tooth out, whats chances of anaphylaxis from the drug injection into my gum?

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Dr. Paul Grinanswered

Pain Management 38 years experience

Very Uncommon: Anaphylactic reactions to local anesthetic drugs are very uncommon. Ask your dentist for local anesthetic allergy testing before dental procedure.

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