“What anesthetic is used for a root canal?”
I'm 22 years old and I need to have a root canal very soon. What kind of anesthetic is typically used for a root canal?
9 Answers
Lidocaine with epi
Works really well
Works really well
Local on your teeth.
Local anesthetic
Local anesthesia
Nerve block or local numbing.
Dentists would typically use Lidocaine or Marcaine a longer acting local anesthetic for the procedure. Depending on where the root canal is being done they often will use a regional or local nerve block to numb the area and then supplement more local anesthesia if needed to the affected tooth or teeth.
Marc A Morales MD
Marc A Morales MD
Root canal procedures are usually performed with a local anesthetic injection to block pain transmission through the dental nerve root. No sedation is usually required, but pre-procedure supplementation with oral narcotic or Valium-type sedative is reasonable.
Local anesthesia with likely lidocaine.
Local anesthesia, usually lidocaine.
