Local anesthesia for dental appointment

[[dr...]]

Anyone recommend the best anesthesia to use for a wisdom tooth extraction? I've heard anything with epinephrine can rev up symptoms. Is carbocaine the best way to go?

[[or...]]

Maybe someone with some medical background will chime in. Although we can only say what was used with us and what worked, as we are not doctors. I had a recent filing done with novacaine. It was OK. Just be sure to ask the dentist not to use anything with epi in it. I think the local a's for dental procedures are pretty much the same. But as I said, maybe someone with a medical background will chime in.

 

Okatz

[[ju...]]

Since I've been off the benzo's I've had 5 dental appointments where they froze me up with novacaine and there was NO revving up of my w/d symptoms.  Just the usual dentist anxieties. 

 

My dentist could tell I was really tense and asked me if it was really that bad.  I told him I'm a little wimpy when it comes to getting dental procedures, mainly the needle in my gums to freeze me up.  He told me, 9 out of 10 people hate it as well.