Natural Pain Relief: Popular Herbal Options. Here are some common herbal remedies used for natural pain relief: Capsaicin. Derived from hot chile peppers, topical capsaicin may be useful for some people in relieving pain. Capsaicin works by depleting substance P, a compound that conveys the pain sensation from the peripheral to the central nervous system.
We're often asked how long the numb feeling will last. With most anesthetics, the tooth will be numb for 1-2 hours your lips and tongue will be numb for 3-5 hours from the time of injection. The numb feeling goes away as the blood flow carries it away from the injection site to be broken down or metabolized.
2 hours: Novocaine is the brand name of an anesthetic that is no longer used. Most likely the anesthetic you were given was lidocaine. Lidocaine is the most commonly used anesthetic in general dentistry and it wears off in about 2 hours.