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Dental Anesthesia

Too Much Novacaine

01/22/2010

Question:

can too much Novacaine cause diarrhea?

Answer:

Too much lidocaine (dentists no longer use Novacaine) or other local anesthetics will cause central nervous system or heart problems when used in excess. Diarrhea will not occur directly.

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Response by:

The Ohio State University Steven I. Ganzberg, SB, DMD, MS
Chief of Dental Anesthesiology
Clinical Professor
Section of Dental Anesthesiology
College of Dentistry
Nationwide Children's Hospital
The Ohio State University
Steven I. Ganzberg, SB,  DMD, MS