Novocaine numbness generally lasts about 15 minutes to an hour, but it depends on the amount and type of anesthetic used. You may be able to reduce post-procedure numbness by requesting a reversal ...

The results offer “objective evidence that patients with EDS [Ehlers-Danlos syndrome] do experience a shorter duration of local anesthetic effect when using lidocaine, confirming the common anecdotal ...

Between two types of local anesthetics, there are 132 in short supply and 13 available, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Twenty bupivacaine injections from Pfizer are ...