“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
AnesthesiologistRootCanal
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.
