Is dental anesthetic needed when teeth are prepared for porcelain veneers?
More than likely the dentist will need to “numb up” your tooth and its surrounding gums with a local anesthetic (“Novocaine”) before they begin the process of trimming it for a porcelain veneer. Doing so will insure that you will be comfortable throughout the entire procedure. In theory the amount of tooth reduction that a dentist needs to perform will be confined to just the enamel layer that covers the tooth. And if this is the case it might be possible that a dentist could trim a tooth without the dental patient experiencing discomfort or sensitivity.
