{"id":1164,"date":"2023-10-31T00:25:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T04:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/blog\/?p=1164"},"modified":"2023-10-31T00:25:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T04:25:04","slug":"dealing-with-novocain-sensitivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/blog\/dealing-with-novocain-sensitivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with Novocain Sensitivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am planning on getting porcelain veneers for a smile makeover, but have a concern. I have a sensitivity to Novocain. Recently, a friend who had porcelain veneers told me that after they put the numbing gel on her, that her hands started shaking and did so for about 15 minutes. I am concerned this will happend to me or something worse because of my sensitivity. Is there a different option for me?<\/p>\n<p>Katie<\/p>\n<p>Dear Katie,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sedation-dentistry-223x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"woman asleep in dental chair\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-822\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is epinephrene in Novocain. However, it is too insignificant an amount to cause that type of reaction. It&#8217;s main purpose is to increase the effectiveness of the Novocain. The truth is there is a lot more epinephrine in your body as a fear response than there is in the medication used during the <a href=\"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/porcelain-veneers.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">porcelain veneers<\/a> procedure. <\/p>\n<p>The thing I have seen that is the most effective in curbing this reaction is to help a patient remain calm by using something like nitrous oxide. Something as simple as breathing a nitrous oxide gas will relax you enough that there will not be a flood of epinephrine in your system. Almost every dentist offers nitrous oxide, but cerntainly you can get it with any dentist who offers <a href=\"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/sedation-dentist.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dental sedation.<\/a> Nitrous oxide is the lowest level of sedation. With this precaution, use of the epinephrine should not be an issue. <\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know who your dentist is that is doing your smile makeover, but make certain that he or she has some type of <a href=\"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/beautiful-smile-guarantee.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">beautiful smile guarantee<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Libertyville Dentist<\/a> Dr. David Potts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am planning on getting porcelain veneers for a smile makeover, but have a concern. I have a sensitivity to Novocain. Recently, a friend who had porcelain veneers told me that after they put the numbing gel on her, that her hands started shaking and did so for about 15 minutes. 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