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 ...

Researchers in Japan believe that the fear of the dentist may be triggered by the grating sound of dental drills and the scraping of pointy instruments as oppose to the pain of surgery. According to ...

Three London universities collaborated to create a device similar to noise-cancelling headphones. The researchers say they now need investors to bring it to market. There's new hope for people who ...

King’s College Dental Institute’s Professor Brian Millar thinks that his invention—a noise cancellation device that eliminates the unnerving sound of dental drills—will make people not fear the ...

Hands up, who doesn't get just the teensiest bit nervous about going to the dentist? Not many of you, I'll wager. Dentophobia – fear of dentists and dental care – is one of the most common phobias, ...

The whir of a dentist's drill might bring on the shakes and a racing heart, but what happens in the brain has long been a mystery. Now researchers in Japan believe that they are closer to finding an ...

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An invention which cancels out the noise of a dentist's drill could help people overcome their fear of a check-up, researchers say. For many, the sound of the drill is a big cause of anxiety when it ...