1.0Peck Family Dentistry Bloghttps://www.peckfamilydentistry.com/blogddrownshttps://www.peckfamilydentistry.com/blog/author/ddrowns/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JE7FwDhVvY"><a href="https://www.peckfamilydentistry.com/blog/what-are-the-dangers-of-benzocaine/">What Are the Dangers of Benzocaine?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.peckfamilydentistry.com/blog/what-are-the-dangers-of-benzocaine/embed/#?secret=JE7FwDhVvY" width="600" height="338" title="“What Are the Dangers of Benzocaine?” — Peck Family Dentistry Blog" data-secret="JE7FwDhVvY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.peckfamilydentistry.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Over-the-counter teething medications for infants like Baby Orajel, Anbesol, and Orabase have been used for many years and are still commonly used today to relieve teething pain in children. Benzocaine is the local anesthetic found in these medications which numbs the gums and eases the pain. Back in 2006, the FDA issued a warning about … Continue reading →