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Novocain completely revolutionized dental pain relief

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Before 1905, getting a tooth pulled was an exercise in pure, unfiltered agony, occasionally numbed by highly questionable amounts of whiskey or raw cocaine. The invention of procaine, aggressively marketed as Novocain, changed everything. For the first time in human history, people could sit in a dental chair without actively praying for the sweet release of unconsciousness.

Novocain completely revolutionized dental pain relief
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