Chronic stress and anxiety can have a surprisingly direct impact on dental health through musculoskeletal tension. When a person is stressed, the body often responds by unconsciously tightening the ...

Imagine stopping a tooth cavity in its tracks with just a drop of liquid brushed onto the offending spot. No shots, drilling, anxiety or pain involved. The tooth is instantly stronger and less ...

Many of us dread going to the dentist, fearing we might have to endure the painful drilling and filling that comes with tooth decay and cavities. However, a new study shows the “fill and drill” ...

WEBVTT KERRY CAVANAUGH SHOWS US HOW IT WORKS IN TONIGHT'S MEDICAL ALERT. >> SHE IS ALL SMILES AS SHE SETTLES INTO THE DENTAL CHAIR. HE IS FILLING THE CAVITY IN 30 SECONDS WITHOUT A NEEDLE OR A DRILL.

In a remarkable study led by researchers from King’s College London, scientists showed that a new type of toothpaste can help ...

Now this was a tough decision to swallow. A Staten Island man who got a tooth-drill bit embedded in his lung after he accidentally inhaled it during a dental procedure won a $430,000 civil judgment — ...

What if you could fill without having to drill? Scottish dentists have experimented with the approach on primary molars for years. Now a new study suggests the technique works. The study examined the ...

A dentist's drill might not be the best way to tackle tooth decay in children's teeth, a new study has concluded. Findings from a major dental trial suggest that preventing tooth decay from occurring ...

A new clinical trial at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry is offering patients with cavities in between teeth a new, less painful treatment option. The new treatment, called ...

Peak Family Dental Care is taking some of the fear and pain out of going to the dentist. The facility recently purchased a new Solea laser drill from Convergent Dental that makes filling cavities and ...

A molar found in northern Italy shows that people practiced dental repair way back in the Paleolithic era. Unfortunately for them, novocaine and nitrous oxide wouldn't be available until much, much ...