Westside PUFAs
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Dentist’s don’t use novocaine anymore. They now use lidocaine for numbing. Lidocaine has a long half life becuase of the epinephrine so if you don’t like being numb for six hours or more, request carbocaine (mepivacaine), which is just as effective but it doesn't have epinephrine which makes it’s half life much shorter. Or if you have a small cavity, you may just request nothing. I’ve done that and found that if the cavity was small enough, I do not need injections and that it’s a waste of time and metabolic energy to do so. It’s just a quick drill and fill. Unfortunately, the white composite fillings they now use contain formaldehyde so while it’s better than mercury, it’s still toxic on some level and composite fillings have to be re done in a few years.
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