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Colorado Company Developing No-Needle Dental Anesthetic

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado company is hoping to market a needle-free dental anesthetic.

St. Renatus LLC said Monday it has been given up to $3.5 million from an investment group for clinical trials.

Chief executive officer Steve Merrick says the company wants to develop a nasal spray to reduce pain during dental work on a patient's upper teeth.

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