FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — Do you enjoy going to the dentist? Some people find going to the dentist to be scary because of the thought of the dental drill. What if the drill misses? A dentist at Amelia ...

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 ...

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 ...

A “robotic” dentist’s drill is to be tested on humans in Europe and the US, and could represent the first step towards more automated dental procedures. The drill, developed by Tactile Technologies, ...

Dental anxiety, also known as odontophobia, prevents people from getting their regular cleanings and keeping up with necessary dental hygiene. One aspect of the anxiety comes from the sound of the ...

An innovative cavity treatment, designed by scientists at King’s College London and announced this week, may eliminate the need for drilling, injections and even pain. Rather than removing decay and ...

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 ...

Dental drills are to be made quieter to reduce patients' anxiety. Japanese scientists are studying the aeroacoustics of dental drills so they can pinpoint the anxiety-triggering sounds and design new, ...