Researchers in Japan believe that the fear of the dentist may be triggered by the grating sound of dental drills and the scraping of pointy instruments as oppose to the pain of surgery. According to ...

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, ...

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 ...

For some dental patients, including kids, just hearing the dental drill is enough to elicit a visceral reaction, but a dental school professor and researchers intend to change that with a quieter one, ...

Unravelling how brain reacts to the sounds of dentists’ drills could help scientists put anxious patients more at ease The whir of a dentist’s drill might bring on the shakes and a racing heart, but ...

A trip to the dentist can make even the most easy-going child nervous. A new study from Israel suggests that altering the sensory environment in the office -- particularly sound and lighting -- can ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Military dentists gathered for the Puget Sound Dental Symposium at Madigan Army Medical Center on June 12 and 13. The two-day course offered continuing dental ...

Dental anxiety, also known as odontophobia, prevents people from getting their regular cleanings and keeping up with necessary dental hygiene. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

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 ...