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 ...

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 ...

Neuroscientists have found that the sounds of dental instruments like drills evoke fear and anxiety in some people, according to a new study presented at this week's Society for Neuroscience annual ...

This is not a drill. Johns Hopkins University students and a dentist are developing an apparatus that dulls the unmistakable high-pitched, anxiety-inducing whir of a dental handpiece when its working ...