Every practitioner has a preference for which anesthetic to use for adult patients with severe dental anxiety. But, of sevoflurane or propofol, which do patients prefer? Researchers from Japan wanted ...

For some people, it's the whine of the drill, the sound of suction or those intimidating dental tools that make them dread the dentist. For Diane, it's that frozen feeling. "Having to get numbed up ...

The advancement of dental local anaesthesia techniques has significantly improved pain management and patient comfort in clinical practice. Innovations such as needle‐free injections, ...

Here’s what you need to know: 1. Kovanaze was approved by the FDA in June 2016. 2. Unlike standard dental anesthetic, which is administered through needle injection, Kovanaze is administered through a ...

It’s a real-life case of pulp fiction. Phony dentist Robert “Robbie” Rheinlander lied through his teeth when he extracted 10 pearly whites without a license — or anesthetic, according to the Bradenton ...

A topical mucoadhesive tablet containing the antidepressant amitriptyline significantly reduced pain from needle pricks in a small, randomized controlled clinical trial. The researchers said the ...

When 58% of patients say the injection is the worst part of the dental experience, it's time someone did something about it, and that's exactly what is happening right now in our industry. This year ...

If the fear of a giant needle piercing the roof of your mouth keeps you from the dentist, there's some relief in sight. The FDA recently approved Kovanaze, the first needle-free dental anesthetic ...