local anesthetic
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A local anesthetic provides some relief, but providers still recommend taking ibuprofen shortly before your appointment.
From Slate • Aug. 27, 2024
Usually the procedure can be carried out under local anesthetic, meaning the person is awake, and takes only about 15 minutes.
From Salon • Mar. 3, 2024
The CDC, whose current guidance is vaguely supportive of using a local anesthetic, is in the process of reviewing recently published data on pain management for IUD insertions, with plans to update recommendations next year.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023
Typically for root canal, patients receive a local anesthetic to numb the area around the tooth or teeth involved in the procedure.
From Washington Times • Jun. 12, 2023
It was partly because of our complaining, and the desire to show us how the Spartan boy would have had his tonsils out, that Dad decided to have only a local anesthetic for his operation.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
