Most U.S. states allow dentists to administer Botox for therapeutic purposes to treat conditions such as facial pain, bruxism, and temporomandibular joint disorders, and more than 35 states allow its ...

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The coming of winter means cooler temperatures, shorter days and flu shots. While no one looks forward to a vaccination, a study led by the University of California, Irvine, has found that either a ...

UC Irvine has good news for the 50 million Americans who are afraid of needles. In a recently published paper, UC Irvine researchers found that simply smiling or grimacing can significantly reduce ...

One of the most stressful events of any dental visit is an injection. Anxiety levels rise for everyone in the room, with the patient anticipating the potential pain and the dentist trying to figure ...

Nobody enjoys getting the jab. Whether it's a standard shot, an epidural or dental injection, or a daily shot for needed medicine, the experience has created a class of phobias, with one Harvard study ...

No one likes getting pricked with a needle, but new bio-inspired microneedle—featuring protruding barbs found in certain stinging creatures in the animal kingdom—could at least make the unpleasant ...

Researchers in the Netherlands are developing "virtually painless" injections without needles in what they hope is a breakthrough that will ease fear and encourage vaccinations. The "Bubble Gun" uses ...

Could a genuine smile be the key to getting a less-painful vaccination? Researchers from University of California, Irvine, say yes. That genuine smile, which brings up the corners of the mouth and ...