Going to the dentist is a big fear for many people. Feelings can range from anxiety and discomfort to outright phobia. For some people, the experience is so acute it keeps them from seeking dental ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- A 4-year-old Vancouver boy has died after what seemed like a routine dentist visit last week. Mykel Peterson was put under with anesthesia to fill a cavity, but never woke up. The ...

Adverse events (AEs), including airway and breathing complications, occur in 1 in 12 instances of deep sedation (DS) performed in children at outpatient dental settings. The study was published on ...

A new tool uses LED lights to numb dental patients without using needles, according to clinical study being conducted by researchers at Griffiths University in Australia. This could be a game changer ...

I recently had surgery. I spoke with the anesthesiologist and learned what would happen and what to expect. In the operating room, I got comfortable on the table and had a mask placed over my nose and ...

These days, people post just about anything on Facebook live. And in a funny video posted earlier this month, a patient at a Birmingham, Alabama, dentist tried to film himself fighting off anesthesia.