For the first time, a study indicates that the use of local anesthetic may affect tooth cell growth and the development of children's teeth. The study comes at a time when more children than ever ...

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 ...

Objective: To investigate the risks and benefits of the use of local anaesthetic in a descriptive case series from three professional football (rugby league and Australian football) teams. Methods: ...

As my dentist loomed above me with a gigantic syringe full of anesthetic, it didn’t seem like the right time to ask what precisely he was injecting into my gums. But that last trip to the dentist for ...