Veterinary practices — even dog groomers — are now offering anesthetic-free dentistry for dogs and cats. And the procedure has caught on. However, cleaning a pet’s mouth without anesthesia is not ...

A topical mucoadhesive tablet containing the antidepressant amitriptyline significantly reduced pain from needle pricks in a small, randomized controlled clinical trial. The researchers said the ...

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26 (UPI) --For people who are pain- or needle-phobic, dental work is often avoided because the primary method for numbing the mouth involves a shot, but a new inhalable anesthetic ...

Question: Do I still get Novocain if I use sedation? Answer: First before we can answer this question, we need to redefine the word Novocain. Novocain is the name of a dental anesthetic, like Kleenex ...

Q: My holistic veterinarian says my 10-year-old cat Moses has rotten teeth, and at least one tooth has fallen out. Because of his age, I don't want him anesthetized for dental treatment, so the vet ...

Q: My holistic veterinarian says my 10-year-old cat Moses has rotten teeth, and at least one tooth has fallen out. Because of his age, I don’t want him anesthetized for dental treatment, so the vet ...

Of course, like every drug, too much lidocaine can be harmful. A large overdose of lidocaine, which would be exceedingly unusual in a dentist's office, could lead to inhibition of the brain's normal ...

In an effort to find a new method of pain management, researchers from the Sharad Pawar Dental College in Maharashtra, India, published a study in the current issue of Anesthesia Progress that ...

Question: Do I still get Novocain if I use sedation? Answer: First, before we can answer this question, we need to redefine the word Novocain. Novocain is the name of a type of dental anesthetic, just ...

Dental Dose is a twice-monthly video series featuring pharmacologist Tom Viola, RPh. In each episode, Viola shares bite-sized pieces of dental pharmacology news, facts, and myths. In the late 1800s ...