Ubistesin Mild
Ubistesin Mild is a medicine used to numb your mouth for dental procedures.
Form
injektioneste, liuos
Strength
40 mg/ml + 2.5 mikrog/ml
Active Ingredient
Articaine hydrochloride
Manufacturer
Pierrel S.p.A.
How to Use
Dosage
Your dentist will decide the dose based on your age, weight, and health, using the smallest amount needed. It's for children over 4 years old (at least 20 kg), teenagers, and adults.
Method
The medicine is given as a slow injection inside your mouth.
Important
Your dentist will use the smallest amount needed for effective numbing, usually for short procedures lasting up to 30 minutes.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Gum inflammation
- •Nerve pain
- •Numbness or reduced sensation in and around the mouth
- •Metallic taste, changes in taste, or loss of taste
- •Increased or unpleasant touch sensations
- •Increased sensitivity to heat
- •Headache
- •Abnormally fast heart rate
- •Abnormally slow heart rate
- •Low blood pressure
- •Swelling of the tongue, lips, and gums
RARE
- •Burning sensation
- •High blood pressure
- •Inflammation of the tongue and mouth
- •Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
- •Rash, itching
- •Neck pain or reactions at the injection site
- •Nervousness, anxiety
- •Facial paralysis
- •Drowsiness
- •Involuntary eye movements
- •Double vision, temporary blindness, reduced vision
- •Drooping eyelid and constricted pupil (Horner's syndrome)
- •Sunken eye
- •Dilated pupils
- •Eye pain
- •Ringing in the ears, sensitivity to sound
- •Heart palpitations
- •Hot flashes
- •Paleness
- •Wheezing, asthma
- •Breathing difficulties
- •Peeling and sores on gums
- •Skin peeling at the injection site
- •Hives
- •Muscle twitching, involuntary muscle cramps
- •Tiredness, weakness
- •Chills
- •Temporary or permanent loss of sensation, prolonged numbness, and loss of taste
- •Strong feeling of well-being (euphoria)
- •Dizziness/fainting
- •Convulsions, including widespread convulsions
- •Heart rhythm problems (such as conduction disorders, cardiac arrest)
- •Increased blood volume in a part of the body
- •Blood vessel dilation or constriction
- •Hoarseness
- •Difficulty swallowing
- •Swelling of the cheeks and local swelling
- •Burning mouth syndrome
- •Red skin (erythema)
- •Unusually profuse sweating
- •Worsening of nerve-muscle symptoms related to Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- •Sensation of heat or cold
- •Lockjaw
Important Warnings
- If you are allergic to articaine, adrenaline, or any other ingredient in this medicine, or to other numbing medicines.
- If you have epilepsy that is not well controlled with medicine.
- If you have severe heart problems like bad rhythm issues, sudden heart weakness, very low or very high blood pressure, or if you've had a heart attack or heart bypass surgery in the last 3-6 months. Also, tell your dentist if you take beta-blockers.
- If you are taking certain medicines for depression (tricyclic antidepressants) or Parkinson's disease, as these can make the adrenaline work stronger.
- If you have uncontrolled diabetes, a severe overactive thyroid, a tumor of the adrenal gland (pheochromocytoma), or glaucoma affecting your eyes.
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- If there is inflammation or infection at the injection site.
- This medicine contains sodium sulfite, which can rarely cause severe allergic reactions or asthma attacks. Tell your dentist if you are allergic to sulfites or have asthma.
- Do not eat or chew anything until the numbness has completely worn off to avoid accidentally biting your lip, cheek, or tongue.
- If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to get pregnant, talk to your dentist. You can breastfeed again 5 hours after the numbness.
- Do not drive or operate machines if you feel dizzy, have blurred vision, or are tired until you have fully recovered (usually within 30 minutes after the procedure).