If the thought of going to the dentist makes your teeth chatter with fear, you’re not alone. At least 15 to 20 percent of ...

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 ...

Minimally invasive dentistry is more than new tech; it’s a shift from 'drill and fill' to a philosophy of prevention and ...

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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Imagine having a decayed tooth repaired, painlessly, without drilling or shots of anesthesia to numb the area. Wishful thinking? Not if two studies being conducted at the University ...

Proving prehistoric man's ingenuity and ability to withstand and inflict excruciating pain, researchers have found that dental drilling dates back 9,000 years. Primitive dentists drilled nearly ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Robert Milton Hall (1928-2016) was an ...

KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WISN) — While having a tooth filled, a dental patient inhaled the drill bit so deep that he risked losing part of a lung. Tom Jozsi Luckily, an inventive pulmonary surgeon came up ...