I had an extraction done this morning at 10:30 how long is it going to take for the numbness to subside, it's now 5:00 pm, is it normal for it to last this long?
Thanks

I always wondered why they couldn't come up with an "after" shot of something that would eliminate that "numbness" after dental work.

For me, that feeling, and the length of time it lasts, is worse than the pain once it has worn off.

The longest mine ever lasted was about 7 hours.

It really depends on how much, and how well the dentist placed the shot. Also, if you discovered, during the procedure, that you weren't quite numb enough, and he had to inject more, that will lengthen the time a great deal.

I learned, that even if I could feel a little pain, not to ask for more novacaine. I just did my best to tolerate the pain instead of having half of my face dead for the entire day.

It will wear off, but if you are like me, never soon enough.

Thanks for the help, I actually was put to sleep so I'm not sure how much they gave me, I can feel the pain but my chin and lower lip are still so numb. Hopefully it won't be much longer.

Yeah, you really got to watch it when you take a drink of something, unless you actually enjoy having it run down your chin!

Lol I've done that a few times already but, luckly the numbness is going away YAY

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Originally Posted by crystalbivens

I had an extraction done this morning at 10:30 how long is it going to take for the numbness to subside, it's now 5:00 pm, is it normal for it to last this long?
thanks

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I work as a dental nurse myelf numbeness depending what the tooth was and how bad it was it should only last between 2 or 3 hours and then it goes down it is not good to have it last more then 4 hours you should go see a dentist