New Trends in Dentistry

Dentist needles soon to be thing of the past Recent advances in modern medicine are about to lessen the dental anxiety that many people experience before and during a visit to the dentist office. St. Renatus, LLC has finished clinical tests in two out of three U.S. FDA phases for its nasal mist local anesthetic product. Simply stated, this means that soon patients will have the option of not getting a needle when they have detal procedures done. This revolutionary needle-free anesthetic has been developed by St. Renatus, LCC, and pending the final phase - FDA Phase 3 - testing and an approval of a New Drug Application (NDA), it could be used in dentist offices by some time in 2012. Favorable results of the clinical tests in Phase 2 indicated that the nasal mist is similar to that of a standard needle-injected dental anesthetic. Phase 3 clinical studies required by the FDA are expected to be completed in the second half of 2011. The NDA will likely be filed in the latter part of 2011. According to a recent survey conducted by the Industrial Research Center: • 90% of those questioned would rather opt for the new nasal mist at the dentist • 23% would even opt for the services of another dentist than their own, who offers the nasal mist anesthetic • 96% of the dentists questioned admit that they would use the anesthetic in their office