A father already “terrified of needles” has received a £17,000 settlement after a dentist’s local anaesthetic needle snapped off at the back of his mouth and left him with permanent nerve ...

Amsterdam, Jan. 18, 2016 - If you're scared of the dentist's needles you're not alone -- but new research means you might not have to put off that appointment again. A study published in Colloids ...

DENVER (CBS4)- There are new accusations against a dentist who has already been accused of reusing needles and putting thousands of patients at risk. Dr. Stephen Stein went into hiding after the ...

Dentists often have to carry out invasive and painful procedures in the mouth. To minimize patients' discomfort, dentists use anesthetics that block the pain, which are administered using needles.

HIV fears over Colo. dentist reusing needles for 11 years Report: Ex-employee blew whistle on Colo. dentist. In a statement on Wednesday, ...

260 dental needles were eventually found on the Avalon beach, along with 180 cotton swabs, a number of blue and white capsules used to hold dental filling material, and other waste.

A Main Line dentist was sentenced to four years probation Friday after pleading guilty on March 15 to dumping needles and other medical waste in the Atlantic Ocean. Thomas McFarland also turned ...

To remove the needle, Woollen underwent an operation, which he said required 100 small cuts in his gums to locate the needle. Also, he had the original tooth extracted. The clinician who removed the ...

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Before, dentists only had topical pain relievers to help with the discomfort of Novocaine needles. "The problem is the actual injection. The fear of needles, nobody likes injections,” Iofin said.

Painful injections in the dentist's chair could soon become a thing of the past. Researchers from the University of Buffalo have devised a nasal spray that could replace needles for most procedures.

Studies show that the speed of injections, not the needle, can make a shot hurt at the dentist. Some dentists now use a machine, known as The Wand, to deliver a slow, steady injection.