The Challenge of Anesthesia Resistance

A picture of a dentists hand holding a local anesthetic bottle

The BBC recently highlighted an unusual but challenging condition some patients deal with: resistance to local anesthesia. Local anesthesia has revolutionized the practice and image of dentistry. Where past dentists performed their work on screaming and struggling patients, modern dentistry has the power to be performed cleanly and without causing significant discomfort to most patients. […]