Dental Anesthesia Without Needles?

St. Renatus, LLC has finished clinical tests in two of three U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) phases for its nasal mist local anesthetic.

This simply means that in the near future patients will have the option of not using the needle when they go to the dentist for some procedures. dentist.

This revolutionary needle-free anesthetic has been developed by St. Renatus, LCC, and pending Phase 3 testing and an approval of a New Drug Application (NDA), it could soon enter the dentist office.

The results of the clinical tests in Phase 2 indicated that the nasal mist is comparable 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, here are some important findings:

• 90% of those questioned would rather opt for the new nasal mist at the dentist’s
• 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

If everything goes well, by the end of 2011, the nasal mist anesthetic will have received its approval, and will be ready to enter the market sometime in 2012.