Humans have been performing dental work for thousands of years, but we’ve come a long way from drilling teeth with rocks. Every day, researchers are developing new innovations in the dental industry that make dental work easier, faster, and more painless. Below are just a few we’re excited about! 3D Dental Printers At first marketed as a tool for designers...

Oftentimes, when people refer to sedation dentistry, they usually refer to having an injection of Novocain. However, most dentists stopped using Novocain in the 1940s! Here are some interesting facts about the history of Novocain, one of the first drugs ever used in modern sedation dentistry. Fact 1: Novocain was almost the first manmade anesthetic.   Novocain was first synthesized...

For most patients who are nervous about an upcoming dental procedure, the procedure itself is just one aspect that’s worrying. The prospect of anesthesia, whether local or general, can be pretty scary too. Not to worry—there is nothing to be afraid of. Here’s everything to know about dental anesthesia from a Charleston dental office. When Dentists Use Anesthesia You might...