Tag: DRILL

Somewhere between our third and fifth root canal, we came to the conclusion that dentists are sick, twisted people. After all, anyone who truly wants to spend a career punishing people for enjoying candy has got to have some sort of serious God complex. Sure, pulling down a cool six figures for making small talk with drooling patients may "sweeten" the deal, but is it really worth living your life ...

The squeal and pain of the dentists' drill may soon be a thing of the past as oral caretakers look to the future... which, of course, means lasers. This is far from the first application of lasers in dental surgery, but until now they haven't been strong enough to penetrate teeth. Because the lasers don't require physical contact between the tooth and the tool, vibrations are greatly reduced, ...