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An epidural injection can give you short-term pain relief, allowing you to move around more easily.
An epidural injection involves injecting local anaesthetics and steroids into the epidural space (an area near your spinal cord). This numbs your nerves to give pain relief in certain areas of your body.
Simple painkillers such as paracetamol can help control mild pain caused by wisdom teeth. Antibiotics and rinsing with hot, salty water or chlorhexidine mouthwash can help when the area around the wisdom tooth is infected. Removing the gum lying over your tooth (operculectomy) may be possible in certain cases if a wisdom tooth has partly erupted. If the root of your tooth lies close to the nerve that supplies feeling to your lower lip, it is possible to remove just the crown of your tooth (coronectomy).
The type of epidural injection depends on where it is given.
An epidural injection can give you short-term pain relief, allowing you to move around more easily.
An epidural injection usually takes 15 to 30 minutes. Your doctor may use an x-ray to guide them while they give the injection. Your doctor will carefully insert the needle for the epidural injection. The healthcare team will monitor you closely during and after the injection.
Like all procedures, there are some levels of risks to consider. Some of these can be serious and can even cause death. However, you can speak to your doctor about the following complications that may worry you.
Most people feel completely normal after the procedure. Depending on how your body reacts, you can go home after a short while.
An epidural injection can be used for most people, usually giving a safe and effective form of pain relief. To find out more, call us on 0808 101 0337 or make an online enquiry.
Authors: Dr Vanessa Hodgkinson FFPMRCA FRCA, Dr Iain
Moppett DM MRCP FRCA
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