A dental drill being used in a patient's mouth. (Tomomi Yamada via SWNS) By Stephen Beech Dental drills are to be made quieter to reduce patients' anxiety. Japanese scientists are studying the ...
An Indonesian dentist has developed a dental handpiece that uses music to drown out the instrument's traditional high-pitch whine. Dr. Dhanni Gustiana from Purworejo, Central Java, decided to create ...
Dental anxiety, also known as odontophobia, prevents people from getting their regular cleanings and keeping up with necessary dental hygiene. One aspect of the anxiety comes from the sound of the ...
A dentist's drill might not be the best way to tackle tooth decay in children's teeth, a new study has concluded. Findings from a major dental trial suggest that preventing tooth decay from occurring ...
Drilling at lower rotation speeds and eliminating the use of dental drills that use both air and water could significantly reduce the spray of aerosols, which may contain SARS-CoV-2, according to a ...
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 ...
Nicola Innes received funding from the Chief Scientist's Office in Scotland and 3M/ ESPE which supported work on the Hall Technique and currently received funding from the National Institute for ...
Dental anxiety, also known as odontophobia, prevents people from getting their regular cleanings and keeping up with necessary dental hygiene. One aspect of the anxiety comes from the sound of the ...
Dental drills are to be made quieter to reduce patients' anxiety. Japanese scientists are studying the aeroacoustics of dental drills so they can pinpoint the anxiety-triggering sounds and design new, ...