Dental pain injection can it cause high heart rate?!
Question: Any dentists out there? :)
I have to go to the dentist in two days, because I am having pain in my wisdom tooth. (It has cavities and I think it might be getting infected, it hurts)
I have recently been having problems with sinus tachycardia (elevated heart rate) and have been put on meds for it (cartia xt).
Now I am worried that what ever it is they give for pain will cause my heart rate to go too high.
I will be sure to tell the dentist about the heart rate/ meds..but in the mean time, to calm my nerves...can anyone tell me if there is anything to worry about? Or a certain injection med they can give me so it doesn't raise the heart rate?
Thanks in advance. :)
Answers: Any dentists out there? :)
I have to go to the dentist in two days, because I am having pain in my wisdom tooth. (It has cavities and I think it might be getting infected, it hurts)
I have recently been having problems with sinus tachycardia (elevated heart rate) and have been put on meds for it (cartia xt).
Now I am worried that what ever it is they give for pain will cause my heart rate to go too high.
I will be sure to tell the dentist about the heart rate/ meds..but in the mean time, to calm my nerves...can anyone tell me if there is anything to worry about? Or a certain injection med they can give me so it doesn't raise the heart rate?
Thanks in advance. :)
You should tell your dentist about this. They will give you an injection of an anesthetic that does not have epinephrine in it too be sure your heart rate is not raised.
actually the medications used for dental procedures usually have the side effect of slowing the heart rate, so your dentist will have to be careful about your heart slowing too much rather than racing.
when u go i would advise asking them to use anesthisia that has no (epi) in it.
u should def. alert ur dentist of any new meds that u are prescribed.
i have experienced some patients that complained of feeling throat swelling (where it feels like they can't swollow) and increased heart rate.
with this information...my dentist would substitute our regular anesthisia for one that had no EPI.
i can conclude that u won't be numb as long with these types of anesthsia...but consult ur dentist, before he reclines the chair!!