ANESTHESIA IN DENTAL TREATMENTS

ANESTHESIA IN DENTAL TREATMENTS:

LOCAL ANESTHESIA:

 

 

Overview

 
Anesthesia is administered prior to a procedure to help dull pain or sedate a nervous or 

anxious patient. The most common form is local anesthesia, meaning that it dulls pain in all 

or part of the mouth during dental work, but does not cause the patient to go to sleep.

On occasion, patients undergo general anesthesia, in which drugs cause a temporary loss 

of consciousness. General anesthesia may be recommended in certain procedures, such as
wisdom teeth extraction.

LOCAL ANESTHESIA Procedure:

1. Preparation – If you need local anesthesia, your dentist will dry part of your mouth with air or use cotton rolls. Then your dentist will swab the area with a gel to numb the skin.
   
2. Injection – Next, your dentist will slowly inject the local anesthetic into the gum tissue. Most people don't feel the needle. Instead, the sting they feel is caused by the anesthetic moving into the tissue.
   
3. After effects – An injection of local anesthesia can last up to several hours. After you leave the dentist's office, you may find it difficult to speak clearly and eat or drink. Be careful not to bite down on the area that is numbed. You could cause damage to yourself without realizing it.