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 ...

It’s reassuring to know that among the earliest and most primitive gadgets were those expressly designed to inflict pain. BBC News reports the discovery in Pakistan of stone age teeth that bear clear ...

Australian researchers say that frequency-doubling a femtosecond laser is the way to pain-free dentistry. Femtosecond pulses hold the key to lasers replacing the dentist's drill, according to a study ...

WASHINGTON -- 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 ...

The answer to curing a toothache is not at your local drugstore — you'll always want to check in with your dentist to get to the bottom of the issue. But, if you're dealing with nagging pain while you ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A dentist was dancing to a song on the radio while drilling on a woman's tooth, and she wound up in the hospital when the drill bit snapped off and lodged near her eye, a lawsuit ...