{"id":1076,"date":"2018-12-22T11:35:47","date_gmt":"2018-12-22T17:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/?p=1076"},"modified":"2018-12-18T16:36:26","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T22:36:26","slug":"lidocaine-allergy-sedation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/lidocaine-allergy-sedation\/","title":{"rendered":"Lidocaine allergy scare at the dentist. What now?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sedation dentistry can help calm a patient before an appointment. Often, past negative experiences are a trigger, including those like the one described below where a patient had a reaction to local anesthetic.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s weird how a person\u2019s body changes over time. Prior to 3 years ago, I had very few allergies or sensitivities. Now I am gluten sensitive and sensitive to nuts. I have not been that concerned about food allergies, because there are so many other things that I can eat. My concern comes from a dental visit earlier this month. I had a nagging toothache that came from damaged pulp in my tooth due to an impact on the left side of my face. The dentist gave me a painless injection of lidocaine. Within 10 minutes my gums were burning and itching like crazy, and I got chills. She said that it looked like I was having an allergic reaction, and I was. My dentist was nice and calm and gave me something to counteract the reaction. She wasn\u2019t able to start the root canal. The tooth still hurts, but now I\u2019m nervous. I know my dentist won\u2019t give me lidocaine again, but now my anxiety level is high. What if I can\u2019t get numb? She tells me that she can safely get me numb, but I\u2019m concerned. What do I do now? Katia<\/p>\n

Katia,<\/p>\n

We are sorry to hear about your reaction to lidocaine. It\u2019s good that your dentist quickly resolved this issue. Lidocaine is in the amide group of local anesthetics. Other types of anesthetic in this class include:<\/p>\n