What's the maximum recommended dose for lidocaine or mepivacaine during dental procedures? The answer remains unclear as guidelines published by dental organizations differ from those of manufacturers ...

There are very few people who would consider having dental treatment without anesthesia. Preventive services and routine teeth cleanings aside, one of the top reasons why people avoid dental care is ...

The advancement of dental local anaesthesia techniques has significantly improved pain management and patient comfort in clinical practice. Innovations such as needle‐free injections, ...

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 ...

As my dentist loomed above me with a gigantic syringe full of anesthetic, it didn’t seem like the right time to ask what precisely he was injecting into my gums. But that last trip to the dentist for ...

OAKLAND — The death last month of 4-year-old Lý Trí Dũng at an Oakland dental office has once again raised the question: Does California need stricter rules over the use of anesthesia in the dentist’s ...

The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved KOVANAZE, the first nasal-administered dental anesthetic. 1. KOVANAZE is the first product developed by the Fort Collins, Colo.-based company St.

PHOENIX — Nearly six years after a Yuma toddler died following a visit to the dentist, state regulators are proposing changes in how dentists treat their smallest patients. Zion Gastelum was 2 years ...