Posted by Optimistic on January 28, 2003, at 9:39:27
In reply to Nardil and Dentistry, posted by victoria1063 on January 27, 2003, at 22:02:42
The epinephrine in the local anesthetic does not make it stronger than one without it. It does two things. It allows the anesthetic effect to last longer and it gives better hemostasis (control of bleeding).The dentist probably used carbocaine without a vasoconstrictor and she should still be able to get it numb enough to do the work if the local is given close enough to the main nerve trunk. The other two locals you mentioned will not get it any more numb if not given in the right spot. Also to supplement the nerve block which might not be totally effective she can inject some of the local directly into the nerve of the tooth. Hope this helps.
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