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

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 ...

Can using a sophisticated plastic model of the teeth, gums, and oral cavity help dental students learn to give local anesthesia injections? A study by Dutch dentistry professors suggests it can ...

Local anesthesia refers to using a drug called an anesthetic to temporarily numb a small area of your body. Your doctor might use a local anesthetic before doing a minor procedure, such as a skin ...

Healthcare professionals can also use this type of injection to deliver local anesthesia to people undergoing a complex dental procedure, such as a root canal, or to dispense pain medication for ...

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 ...

A nasal spray shown to numb the upper jaw is set to be tested in a Food and Drug Administration Phase 3 trial that will assess the spray’s effectiveness compared to the current “gold standard” ...

Warming local anesthetics may reduce pain experienced during injections, according to a study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. The study, authored by Anna Taddio, MD, of the University ...

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 ...