{"id":4745,"date":"2022-06-21T20:08:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T20:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdr.foobrdigital.com\/?p=4745"},"modified":"2022-06-21T20:08:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T20:08:45","slug":"what-is-novocaine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/21\/what-is-novocaine\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Novocaine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\">Novocaine, also called\u00a0procaine, is an injectable anesthetic that prevents pain by numbing a small, localized area. It was previously frequently used in dental or skin procedures, though lidocaine is more commonly used now. Generally speaking, the word &#8220;novocaine&#8221; is used to describe various types of\u00a0local\u00a0anesthesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-2\">This article reviews the uses, side effects, and risks of novocaine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/thmb\/x71HeIDgp_UnmyQqRolMEfdQt9U=\/2026x1479\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)\/GettyImages-492688435-d42cb13f5899471491a60167a91e18a6.jpg\" alt=\"Syringe of novocaine \"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout-heading_1-0\">Terminology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Technically, the words &#8220;procaine&#8221; and &#8220;novocaine&#8221; are synonymous and may be used interchangeably. &#8220;Novocain&#8221;&nbsp;is a trade name for the generic drug procaine. Just like Band-Aid and Kleenex are brand names that became household words to describe adhesive bandages and facial tissues, respectively, the word &#8220;novocaine&#8221; (with an &#8220;e&#8221;) has become a generic term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The word &#8220;novocaine&#8221; is often used to describe various types of\u00a0local anesthesia, such as\u00a0Xylocaine\u00a0(lidocaine),\u00a0Citanest\u00a0(prilocaine), or\u00a0Septocaine\u00a0(articaine).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novocaine, also called\u00a0procaine, is an injectable anesthetic that prevents pain by numbing a small, localized area. It was previously frequently used in dental or skin procedures, though lidocaine is more commonly used now. Generally speaking, the word &#8220;novocaine&#8221; is used to describe various types of\u00a0local\u00a0anesthesia. This article reviews the uses, side effects, and risks of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[741],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4745"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4745\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mudassirbackup.infinitycodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}