This is not a drill. Johns Hopkins University students and a dentist are developing an apparatus that dulls the unmistakable high-pitched, anxiety-inducing whir of a dental handpiece when its working ...

A team of mechanical engineering students from Johns Hopkins University is working with a Florida dentist to develop a device that aims to make dental procedures less daunting for many patients. Check ...

Dentistry, a field as old as the history of human civilization, has continually evolved to incorporate technological advancements, improving the efficacy, comfort, and outcomes of dental treatments; ...

Australian researchers say that frequency-doubling a femtosecond laser is the way to pain-free dentistry. Femtosecond pulses hold the key to lasers replacing the dentist's drill, according to a study ...

What’s the worst part about going to the dentist? Is it the shots that numb half your jaw so you won’t feel the drill? Maybe it’s the time wasted in the dentist chair waiting for the anesthesia to ...