If the fear of a giant needle piercing the roof of your mouth keeps you from the dentist, there's some relief in sight. The FDA recently approved Kovanaze, the first needle-free dental anesthetic ...

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 ...

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: Biointerfaces ...

A fear of pain causes many people with dental phobias to avoid or delay needed treatment. In some cases, the injection of a numbing agent can be the most painful part of the visit. But with a new ...

Around 10 to 30 percent of people have anxiety and concerns about pain with dental procedures. Anxiety can delay getting treatment and that can make the problem worse. Anesthetics have been around for ...