The medical team was successfully able to pull out the metal piece from the narrow airways without any harm to the patient. If you've ever endured a dental filling based on the advice that there's no ...

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 ...

Australian researchers found a novel way to stop and prevent tooth decay without the dreaded "drill and fill" technique. A seven-year study showed preventive dental care can reduce necessity for ...

A new technology that spots tooth decay almost as soon as it's begun promises to reduce the need for drilling and filling. Drilling is one of the top dental phobias and puts thousands of people off ...

Each of these innovations is available widely, including at the School of Dentistry’s faculty practice clinic and its student and resident clinics. “This is one of the neatest things, which just has ...

It has struck fear into generations of dental patients but the whine of the high-speed drill may be about to fall silent, thanks to a new technique, as our Science Correspondent Tom Clarke reports. It ...

PORTLAND – Devin Ward gripped the small, high-speed drill hesitantly, aware of the damage she might do as a complete novice in the field of dentistry. Soon, the teenager from Greenville was drilling ...

LONDON (KGO) -- The future may give people who hate going to the dentist a new reason to smile -- scientists are developing a pain-free filling. Researchers at King's College London are working on a ...

At first, Laura Bienenfeld didn't pay much attention to the sharp pain she felt around the filling in one of her back teeth when she bit down on really hot or cold foods. Even though she's a dentist ...