I still remember the very first day of learning dental anesthesia and injections in dental hygiene school. Do you remember that day as well? Even though it was more than 16 years ago, I vividly ...

A quarter of adults report a clinically significant fear of dental injections, and 1 in 20 say they avoid dental treatment due to such fears. And in honor of the 100th anniversary of dental hygiene ...

One of the most dreaded experiences at the dentist’s office is an injection into the tissues of the mouth to numb an area requiring a painful dental procedure. But thanks to recent research at the ...