Advances in Dental Care

SUNY at Buffalo's dental school is testing "No-Needle" anesthesia and "No-Drilling" cavity care. If the research proves that the initial hypotheses are correct it may reduce anxiety about going to the dentist and enhance secondary prevention. The study builds on side effets of nasal surgery that can benefit work on teeth in the upper jaw. A nasal spray may provide needleless anesthesia for work on the upper teeth and ozone may eliminate early decay.