For those people who fear the dentist – and that painful shot of Novocain – help may be on the way. A new FDA-approved anesthetic, Kovanaze, administered in a nasal spray, is safe and effective, ...

If you're scared of the dentist's needles you're not alone – but new research means you might not have to put off that appointment again. A study published in Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces ...

Nobody enjoys getting the jab. Whether it's a standard shot, an epidural or dental injection, or a daily shot for needed medicine, the experience has created a class of phobias, with one Harvard study ...

We all know what fear feels like. Pounding heart, sweaty hands, a nervous pit in the stomach. Many experience fear or ...

Welcome to a holiday weekend! As we enjoy the Memorial Day holiday, let's not forget the meaning behind it and the men and women who have lost their lives protecting our freedoms. To all of you who ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KGTV) -- A lot of people will do just about anything to avoid the dentist.Needles, drilling, and pain can cause all kinds of anxiety, but a local dentist is using a new laser that ...

Dreading a visit to the dentist is a thing of the past, say father-and-son dentists Harvey Shiffman and Jeffrey Shiffman of Boynton Laser Dental Center. In business since 1985, their office uses ...

The dental hygienist climbed onto my ergonomic chair and braced her knee against my lower jaw. No, wait. She didn't really put her knee on my chin. What she did -- and I'm sure it was unintentional -- ...

In light of Children's Dental Health Month, a Norwalk dentist says both children and adults can avoid the dreaded drill and needle. Dr. Carol Felder, along with patient Lila, demonstrated dental laser ...

A father already “terrified of needles” has received a £17,000 settlement after a dentist’s local anaesthetic needle snapped off at the back of his mouth and left him with permanent nerve damage. Joe ...

No surgery, no sutures, all smiles. That's what Doctor John Chao wanted for his patients. "I just didn't see why dentistry has to have a procedure that hurts so much," said dentist Dr. John Chao.