Welcome to a time so long ago that people with no dental insurance still could get their teeth drilled, and perhaps filled. Flint-wielding specialists performed the work between 9,000 and 7,500 years ...

#DIYdentist has 2.6 million views, with ‘advice’ ranging from cementing gems to filing your teeth Watch enough TikTok videos and you’re sure to see one extolling a special kind of do-it-yourself ...

An Australian dentist is urging parents to heed his warning, or risk damaging their kids’ smiles for good. Perth-based Dr ...

If successful, it could replace the old option of numbing a patient and drilling away part of the tooth to access the cavity ARE you shuddering at just the thought of visiting the dentist, haunted by ...

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 ...

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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 — ...

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

Watch enough TikTok videos and you’re sure to see one extolling a special kind of do-it-yourself dentistry. Not about brushing and flossing, except maybe flossing with strands of your hair. These are ...

ARE you shuddering at just the thought of visiting the dentist, haunted by the fear of the pain caused by the drill? You're definitely not alone, but luckily there is a new treatment option for ...