Archive for the ‘Dental Phobia’ Category

Hope for Nervous Dental Patients as New Painless Filler becomes Available

Hope for Nervous Dental Patients as New Painless Filler becomes Available

Many of us dread a trip to the dentist especially if there is drilling and filling involved, but a new dental device could be about to change this. A new painless filling device, called a Plasma Brush, can hollow out a cavity in just 30 seconds without any pain at all, spelling the end of […]


Leighton Buzzard Dental Practice Celebrates 5 Years

Leighton Buzzard Dental Practice Celebrates 5 Years

The dental team at a practice in Leighton Buzzard is celebrating the fifth anniversary of the surgery. Dentist Vimal Patel opened the Whole Tooth five years ago and to begin with the surgery operated via two mobile phones and a small diary. Five years on, the owners are celebrating the anniversary with the purchase of […]


NHS Portsmouth Looking for Dental Phobics to Help Dentists

NHS Portsmouth Looking for Dental Phobics to Help Dentists

NHS Portsmouth is calling for people who suffer from dental phobia to volunteer to help dental professionals to make examinations easier and less stress-free. The trust is asking for people to spend time with dentists and dental staff at workshops to try and make trips to the dentist easier for people who have dental phobia. […]


Dental Phobic Student Dies After Suffering Severe Tooth Pain

Dental Phobic Student Dies After Suffering Severe Tooth Pain

A student with dental phobia died after putting off going to see her dentist, despite suffering from severe tooth pain for three weeks. Amanda Latigo, a 23 year old student from Hertfordshire, died after developing septicaemia, a coroner confirmed yesterday. Miss Latigo, who was born in Uganda, had suffered from severe tooth pain for three […]


Whine of the Dental Drill-Erased

Whine of the Dental Drill-Erased

The shrill whine of the dental drill never helped any dental visit, especially for those who suffer from dental anxiety. However, researchers from London South Bank University, Brunel University and King’s College London may have found the ideal solution. The team have been working on a device, which morphs all sounds into a digital signal […]


Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Could be the Answer for Dental Phobia Sufferers

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Could be the Answer for Dental Phobia Sufferers

Dental phobia is a common problem in the UK, but cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) could be the solution. Dental phobia is a severe, irrational fear of going to the dentist or undergoing dental treatment and in some cases people are so worried about going to the dentist that they put off treatment for years and […]


New Fillings Could put an End to the Dreaded Dental Drill

New Fillings Could put an End to the Dreaded Dental Drill

It’s a sound that provokes fear in most dental patients, but researchers have confirmed that new painless fillings could put an end to the terror of the dreaded dental drill. Scientists believe that they have found a new painless filling, which does not require any drilling. Professor Jennifer Kirkham, study leader from the Leeds University […]


Big Screen Star Cured of Dental Fear by Dentist

Big Screen Star Cured of Dental Fear by Dentist

Jennifer Anniston, star of hit TV series Friends and the soon to be released film, Horrible Bosses (in which she plays a dentist) claims her dentist uses unorthodox methods to help anxious and fearful dental patients whenever they had an appointment. The 42 year old star answered questions about her role in Horrible Bosses and […]


Dental Injection Pain soon to be a thing of the Past

Dental Injection Pain soon to be a thing of the Past

Another step has been taken towards pain-free dentistry. Dr John Meechan and researchers Phil Harley and Chris Lawrence from Newcastle University have created an injection, which counteracts the acidity of injection fluid. Injections are acidic so they can be safely stored, but it is this elevated ph level that causes injection pain, rather than the […]


Survey suggests that going to the Dentist is scarier than snakes and spiders

Survey suggests that going to the Dentist is scarier than snakes and spiders

A survey carried out by the British Dental Health Foundation has found that going to the dentist makes people more anxious than snakes and spiders. The results of the survey echo the recent results of the Adult Dental Health survey, which revealed that almost half of dental patients suffered from dental anxiety. The British Dental […]