For generations, treating a cavity has often meant sitting in a dentist’s chair for drilling and a filling. Now, researchers ...

A plaque-tically perfect solution for those who fear the dentist? Cavities are a nightmare for patients and dentists alike, ...

A simple liquid painted onto teeth in seconds can stop cavities without drilling, injections, or anesthesia, according to a major clinical trial involving young children. The inexpensive treatment ...

A no-drill peptide treatment sounds like medicine, but Medicare classifies it by what it fixes, not how it works. Before Linda lets her dentist skip the drill, she needs to know who is actually going ...

Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is applied directly to a cavity using a small, sponge-tipped applicator. Unlike a traditional ...

Newswise — The days of the dreaded dental drill-and-fill as the standard solution for tooth decay may be numbered if a discovery by a Creighton University School of Dentistry professor continues to ...

It has struck fear into generations of dental patients but the whine of the high-speed drill may be about to fall silent, thanks to a new technique, as our Science Correspondent Tom Clarke reports. It ...

Imagine having a decayed tooth repaired, painlessly, without drilling or shots of anesthesia to numb the area. Wishful thinking? Not if two studies being conducted at the University at Buffalo's ...

(Medical Xpress)—Doctor Dhanni Gustiana, a dental surgeon in the Indonesian city of Purworejo has devised a unique way to calm patients undergoing dental procedures. He's connected an MP3 player to a ...