Some people are resistant to local anaesthetic, meaning they must endure dental and medical procedures without such pain relief. And we’re only beginning to understand why ...

Going to the dentist for even a simple procedure might require numbing or anesthetic, because the nerves in the teeth are very sensitive. This numb feeling, from Novocaine or other drugs, will ...

Report shows the California dentist who treated 9-year-old Silvanna Moreno before her death was on probation for a 2016 incident in which a patient's heart stopped.

Gittleman said the negligent act destroyed a nerve for the tongue in Vlaminck’s gum area that has caused permanent pain and discomfort. His tongue feels numb all of the time, Gittleman said.

But, imagine my surprise after graduating and learning about a new (to me) injection — the Anterior Middle Superior Alveolar (ASMA) injection. If I had learned this injection in school, I may not have ...

Before pulling the tooth, your dentist will give you an injection of a local anesthetic to numb the area where the tooth will be removed.

Prosecutors on Friday are set to present evidence that a Colorado dentist charged with killing his wife also tried to get a fellow inmate to kill a detective investigating him.

A Linn County dentist charged with practicing dentistry in a manner that is harmful to the public has been ordered to undergo remedial training.

Video transcript "I want to go over how to help give a more painless palatal injection. The trouble that we have with the palatal injection is with the keratinized tissue on the palate, the topicals ...

DDS Matt Vogt had an emotional reaction after he qualified for golf's 125th U.S Open Championship just two months after his dad died.

A million people in Britain are presently unable to work owing to neck or back issues. “Back pain” is a term that neatly ...

The people who can’t go numb at the dentist’s (Image credit: Alamy) By Chris Baraniuk 9th January 2017 ...