Dental anesthesia, also known as local anesthesia, is a medication used to numb a specific area of the body, in this case, the gums. It is commonly used in dentistry to prevent pain during procedures such as fillings, root canals, and tooth extractions.
Dental anesthesia is typically administered by injection directly into the gum tissue. The most commonly used type of dental anesthesia is lidocaine, which usually takes effect within a few minutes and can last for several hours. Other types of dental anesthesia include articaine, bupivacaine, and prilocaine.
