[JMP300z]

Oh yah, and the local block business. 3m extracions are done under local only but it is not recommended. Yes you should be numb even if the anesthesia wears off but it its not like youll be comfortable. The sounds/pressures/etc of the extractions can be traumatic. Also, the local is not perfect and w/ the patient sedated its sometimes difficult to tell for sure HOW numb they are.

That is not to say that when patients are under conscious sedation in a dental setting that we ever do not use local, that would put too much stress on the system as the brain still interprets the pain, just the patient forgets it.

-JP