BUFFALO, N.Y. – 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 ...

A nasal spray shown to numb the upper jaw is set to be tested in an FDA phase III trial to assess the spray's effectiveness compared to conventional anesthesia injections. "A successful trial of this ...

Children are very stressed by anesthetics injected into the mouth before tooth extraction, in connection with orthodontic treatment. In a study from the University of Gothenburg, a technique was ...

DentalJect™ is the first-of-its-kind topical anesthetic delivery system designed specifically for the oral cavity. BOCA RATON, FL, UNITED STATES, June 17, 2025 ...

If the fear of a giant needle piercing the roof of your mouth keeps you from the dentist, there's some relief in sight. The FDA recently approved Kovanaze, the first needle-free dental anesthetic ...

Achieving complete anesthesia of a patient's tooth that needs treatment when everything else in the mouth seems numb is the most common difficulty clinicians face, according to a presenter at the ...

Release Date: July 26, 2013 This content is archived. BUFFALO, N.Y. – One of the most dreaded experiences at the dentist’s office is an injection into the tissues of the mouth to numb an area ...