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If there’s one common public misconception that we’d like to dispel for our customers in the Des Plaines and Mount Prospect areas, it’s that the dentist is probably going to give you a Novocain injection during a treatment that requires the use of anesthetic or painkillers. Novocain was once so commonly used as an anesthetic in dental procedures that it has lodged in the public imagination a…Read More

  Whether you’re just curious about how this is done or are facing having one of your own teeth extracted, your mental images of having a tooth pulled probably aren’t that pretty. Here are some of the results that we got when we asked people “How do you think a dentist pulls a tooth?” “I think the dentist takes a huge pliers, grabs onto the tooth, and yanks it out.”--Mary “I don’t…Read More

Laurie was a mom on a mission. Every day of the week, she succeeded in giving her kids a nutritious breakfast, dropping them off at school on time, and getting to work, where she was the dependable one at the office. When something needed to be done, she owned the project and saw it through to completion, on schedule, every time. Her commitment to thoughtful, high-quality work had earned her a cou…Read More

If you are about to get dental work done in your mouth that will hurt, your dentist will inject your mouth with an anesthetic first, so that you will not feel pain during the procedure. However, it’s understandable if you feel nervous about this part of your dental treatment. Many of our patients in the Des Plaines and Mount Prospect area have unanswered questions that increase their apprehensio…Read More