It’s unclear what role, if any, anesthesia played in the death of a 9-year-old San Diego girl last month. The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s preliminary summary report says the child underwent ...

A routine visit to the dentist doesn't sound like a dangerous thing. Yet, for some North Carolina families, their loved ones did not make it home alive. That includes 63-year-old Timothy Nerius, Sr.

A two-year-old boy died after a visit to Valleygate Dental Surgery Center in Greensboro. The family of Er'Mias Mitchell told WXII that he was there for a cavity surgery involving anesthesia, and that ...

Clinicians removed a 3-cm needle from a patient who swallowed it, likely during a dental procedure, according to a recent case report published in the April issue of the Journal of Dental Anesthesia ...

Learn what to expect during a routine dental examination, from cleaning to X-rays and oral health checks. Stay prepared for ...

Sam Pate, left, and Virginia Augsbery perform dental work on a child at Salida Surgery Center earlier this month. Joan Barnett Lee jlee@modbee.com The state has proposed guidelines for the use of ...

Around 10 to 30 percent of people have anxiety and concerns about pain with dental procedures. Anxiety can delay getting treatment and that can make the problem worse. Anesthetics have been around for ...

A 64-year-old woman in Tennessee experienced tongue paralysis, which affected her ability to talk, following the administration of local infiltration anesthesia for a dental restoration procedure. The ...