Novocain
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After enduring painful stitching of the wounds, Allen became so frightened of needles that he even refused Novocain before his dentist filled a cavity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
So, how did we get to the point where the members of the G-13 must feel as if they are strapped into a dentist’s chair, having a root canal without Novocain?
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2021
“Maybe if I had some dental insurance, I might think about getting a partial,” she said, as she waited for the Novocain to kick in.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2021
Some signal has to disperse the cloud of moral Novocain around us.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2017
She had a mop of grizzled hair covering her eyes, and she spoke in a weird mumbling way, like she’d just had a shot of Novocain.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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