How can I describe the process?
of getting back to normal after going to the dentist's when your mouth is still numb

Can I say "She is recovering from anaesthesia."?

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How can I describe the process?
of  getting back to normal  after going to the dentist's when your mouth is still numb

Can I say "She is recovering from anaesthesia."?

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Yes that is a perfectly acceptable sentence.

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"She is recovering from anaesthesia." tends to imply recovering from an operation after a general anaesthetic. We tend not to use the word anaesthesia so much when talking about the dentist. "Recovering" also sounds too drastic, i.e. coming back to consciousness.

I think hmano's suggestion is a good one, i.e. "the numbness is wearing off". An alternative would be "waiting for the feeling to return".

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Thank you, hmano.

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Sorry:) The numbness IS wearing off.

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Perhaps:
The numbness wearing off.