TORONTO – Acupuncture might calm patients who fear their dentists, but there isn’t enough evidence yet to recommend this approach. So said researchers from King’s

Flouridation is coming to San Diego, the largest city in the U.S. that was still holding out against the cavity-fighting measure. The city council voted

Numb lips, a bitten cheek, slurred words. For years dentists haven’t had much choice about causing such temporary discomforts with a nerve block in patients

A father and son dental team in Indianapolis has developed a mouthguard designed to keep patients from biting their tongue, lip, or cheek while still

Can you say, “the sixth sheik’s sixth’s sheep’s sick?” Maybe so, but many of your patients can’t when they leave your office. Now you can

A new patient comes to you needing a tooth extraction. As always, you ask,” are you on any medications?” The patient says, “no.” You pull

Is it safe to administer general anesthesia to special needs patients undergoing dental procedures? The answer is yes, according to a new study in Anesthesia

A local anesthetic is a boon — until your patient no longer needs it. Then it’s a bother, the patient suffering with numb cheeks, lips,

Taking bisphosphonates for osteoporosis can be like rain on your wedding day. Although bisphosphonate drugs are great at battling osteoporosis, they can also cause the

Are you always on the look-out for easier, more efficient techniques of delivering anesthesia? When it comes to numbing mandibular first molars, buccal infiltration (BI),

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

What do Russell Crowe and Septocaine have in common? They have both won prestigious awards in their fields. (And they both make us numb with