Re: any novocaine contraindications?

[Guest guest]

I checked this and here's what it said. You might

want to check it further, though.

Lidocaine

Novacaine was a common local anesthetic used in

dentistry.

Some patients had allergic reactions to Novocaine, so

it is now replaced by Lidocaine.

Lidocaine, which is also a local anesthetic, works in

essentially the same way as Novocaine.

Lidocaine is also used topically as a local anesthetic

to produce numbness or loss of feeling before surgery

or other painful procedures. The difference is that

Lidocaine works without causing allergic reactions and

other side effects.

However, the chemical structure of Lidocaine is

different from Novocaine.

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--- " brown.elsie " wrote:

> Mom needing a lot of dental work but novocaine will

> be the extent of

> the office medication - any contraindications to

> novocaine for LBD people?

>

>

June

Wife of Darrell, dx'd Alzheimer's in 1999, Aricept started, added Celexa 2003

for depression; probable dx of LBD 2006; died at age 75 in November 2006.

Autopsy confirmed LBD and AD.

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[Guest guest]

My son, a dentist, did a lot of work on his grandmother. Her mental

capabilities made some things very difficult. the last month of her

life she did not even use her dentures.

Make sure the dentist understands the mental aspects of your patient.

An appointment can be very trying if the patient will not follow

directions. Watch for dentist stress as well. Our treatment was free,

but our dentist paid an extreme emotional price every time he worked on

Millie.

Carol

>

> Mom needing a lot of dental work but novocaine will be the extent of

> the office medication - any contraindications to novocaine for LBD

people?

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info. Mom, luckily has it together mentally pretty

much still, so I don't worry about that so much as if there was

anything to be aware of in terms of LBD patients and reactions to the

type of medications used in dental offices.

Sorry to hear about Millie. Your efforts with her, as with many

caregivers on this message board, were valiant. Hope you are doing

ok, many thoughts going out to you.

> >

> > Mom needing a lot of dental work but novocaine will be the extent of

> > the office medication - any contraindications to novocaine for LBD

> people?

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Elsie,

Carol provides a wise recommendation. Additionally, be sure your dentist has a

list of your LOs meds in advance, should a different anesthesia be indicated. My

mom is on Seroquel, and the dentist wanted to talk with a pharmacologist before

her appointment, because he was concerned about interactions.

Good luck!

Lin

adhd5464 wrote:

My son, a dentist, did a lot of work on his grandmother. Her mental

capabilities made some things very difficult. the last month of her

life she did not even use her dentures.

Make sure the dentist understands the mental aspects of your patient.

An appointment can be very trying if the patient will not follow

directions. Watch for dentist stress as well. Our treatment was free,

but our dentist paid an extreme emotional price every time he worked on

Millie.

Carol

>

> Mom needing a lot of dental work but novocaine will be the extent of

> the office medication - any contraindications to novocaine for LBD

people?

>

Welcome to LBDcaregivers.

[Guest guest]

From the files section a caregiver from 2004 wrote:

" Such timing with this question, h. I just printed out everything

I had a few days ago to take to the dentist as I think Bob MAY need a

root canal. An abscess isn't suspected. She equilibrated but the

problem returned and we go back in a few days. He hasn't had any

trouble with Novocain.

Cheryl "