“Does novocaine have any side effects?”
I have to have a tooth pulled, and I will be getting novocaine. Does novocaine have any side effects?
11 Answers
Novocaine has not been used since the 1970s. You probably are meaning to say Lidocaine. Side effects can include a temporary rise in heart rate, or, in rare instances, an allergy to the preservative in it, sodium sulfate.
Novocaine is no longer used in most dental settings. Modern anesthetics such as lidocaine and septocaine temporarily numb the areas being worked on in the mouth and wear off within a few hours with very few side effects. Occasionally, the epinephrine used in the anesthetic may inadvertently enter the small blood vessels in the tissues and cause a temporary "adrenaline rush" feeling of increased heart rate and anxiety, but this is very rare and subsides quickly. There may also be bruising of the tissues where the needle is injected. Local anesthesia is considered a very safe and necessary component of dental treatment. Ask your dentist for more detailed discussion regarding the risks versus benefit of anesthetic with treatment.
Dental local anesthetics are one of the safest drugs in the market to be used for numbing your mouth for a procedure. Like any OTHER MEDICINE, it might have some slight side effects, but for a healthy patient, it is considered an insignificant side effect.
Presumably you are referring to local anesthetic. Novocaine, per se is rarely used today Lidocaine is commonly used in combination with a vasoconstrictor, usually epinephrine. Sometimes a patient will experience "palpitation" of the heart with that. A person with an allergy to the local anesthetic will have a reaction.
We no longer use novocaine, more often the dental anesthetic used would be liodocaine. Side effects are rare, but can happen. Side effects of novocaine could be dizziness, irregular heartbeats, anxiety, restlessness, nausea, vomiting, trembling, or seizures. Allergic reactions are also possible. These could include hives, swelling, difficulty breathing and closing of the throat.
In the USA, usage of novocaine is prohibited. Dentists use new anesthetics, which 99.9% of the time have no side effects.
Local anesthesia can have minor side effects but not usually. First no dentist uses Novocain anymore. There are some choices with anesthetic so ask your dentist before your procedure.
How many dentists are in your town, your state, your country?
Every one of them administers “Novocaine” many times every day, day after day. That is 100,000s every day.
If there were any adverse side effects, you would already know about them.
The more you relax during the procedure, the easier it will be. However do not “premedicate” yourself with alcohol or such. Go with confidence.
Every one of them administers “Novocaine” many times every day, day after day. That is 100,000s every day.
If there were any adverse side effects, you would already know about them.
The more you relax during the procedure, the easier it will be. However do not “premedicate” yourself with alcohol or such. Go with confidence.
Very few that are an issue. You can get a hematoma or a pooling of blood which would cost black and blue from the injection and of course you’ll be able on until comfortably numb for several hours
Best Regards,
Dr. Mark Berkowitz
Best Regards,
Dr. Mark Berkowitz
The only side effect from dental anesthesia is the numbing sensation of the surrounding areas. This may last from 1-5 hours, depending upon the anesthetic used and the biochemistry of the patient. There are times when epinephrine is inadvertently placed into the bloodstream that would result in an epi rush. The symptoms are a racing heart, feeling light headed, shaky hands/feet. This will dissipate within 5-15 minutes. Those episodes are rarely encountered, but do occur on occasion. The administration of “dental Novocaine” is not something that I believe you should be concerned about. It is very predictable and routine. Best of luck with your procedure.
Novocaine is the old name erroneously given to describe all newer pain and nerve blockers at the dentist. It may have temporary side effects such as bruising of the area, palpitations or very rarely feeling like the flu for a day after, also very rarely an allergic reaction could occur. It is eventually detoxified by the tissue and liver just like any other drug.
