Has anyone else. . .

[Sogeking]

After a dental appointment, has anyone else had their tongue and bottom lip numb after the appointment?

I went to the dentist today to fill in three dental caries 20 minutes ago and they are numb. How long will it last?

[Syvelocin]

Yeah, when they numb your mouth it'll be numb for a bit afterward. Depending on the medication really for how long. From my past dental visits, it has usually been 1-3 hours afterward.

[AutumnDae]

That'll happen after Novocain.

It'll go away in a few hours. Watch out when you try to drink, it's hilarious and extremely messy.

[nick]

I guess you meant cavities?

Well if they inject local anaesthetic into your gum it will make your tongue and lips numb, that's normal. It wears off after a couple of hours.

[Skeptical Bear]

It'll go in a couple of minutes. It depends on what they used to numb your mouth but it should go away soon. Won't last more than a day from what I know. I've never had them numb me but I used certain things to numb my mouth because of the pain.

[Sogeking]

I have a great urge to spit but I can't :(

But thanks for the conformation :) I heard some scary stories that people got too much Novocain or the needle hit a nerve, and it takes up to months for the feeling to return fully :shock:

[AutumnDae]

Have you started talking funny yet? When I got teeth pulled and tried to talk while my mouth was still numb I sounded so funny, no one could understand what I was saying.

I highly doubt that they hit a nerve.

[Sogeking]

I doubt it too, since it was a quick procedure. I do talk funny but people can still understand me.