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 ...

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 and Surfaces B ...

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.

There are new accusations against a dentist who has already been accused of reusing needles and putting thousands of patients at risk.

A man in England who was left with permanent nerve damage after a dental needle broke in his mouth while he was getting anesthesia was awarded a settlement.

(CBS News) Three possible infections have been linked to embattled Colorado oral surgeon Dr. Stephen Stein, the man accused of reusing needles for more than a decade at his dental offices. In a ...

A laser treatment approved by the Food and Drug Administration allows dental patients to get fillings without drills, as well as other work without needles.

A Pennsylvania dentist who admitted to dumping more than a hundred needles along with other medical waste near the Jersey Shore will serve four years probation, and pay a $100,000 fine. Thomas ...

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 ...

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.

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.

DENVER—State health officials said Friday it was too early to tell if anyone has been infected after a Colorado dentist allegedly reused syringes and needles to administer drugs to patients for ...