NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- How do you like going to the dentist to have cavities filled and drilled? Not so much? Imagine being a young child with cavities -- even worse! As CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez ...

It’s the diagnosis no one ever wants to hear: a cavity. (Not to be dramatic or anything.) Sure, it's not exactly deadly, but cavity treatment is potentially pricey, and sitting in the dentist’s chair ...

Nobody looks forward to having a cavity drilled and filled by a dentist. Now there’s an alternative: an anti-microbial liquid that can be brushed on cavities to stop tooth decay – painlessly. The ...

Every dental patient has a dream: that cavities could simply be washed away and that the torture of the drill and even the annoyance of the anesthesia could be done away with forever. Now a chemical ...

Imagine stopping a tooth cavity in its tracks with just a drop of liquid brushed onto the offending spot. No shots, drilling, anxiety or pain involved. The tooth is instantly stronger and less ...

WEBVTT KERRY CAVANAUGH SHOWS US HOW IT WORKS IN TONIGHT'S MEDICAL ALERT. >> SHE IS ALL SMILES AS SHE SETTLES INTO THE DENTAL CHAIR. HE IS FILLING THE CAVITY IN 30 SECONDS WITHOUT A NEEDLE OR A DRILL.

If the high-pitched whir of a dentist's drill as it bores into your molar terrifies you, good news! There could be fewer fillings in your future. A painless way to prevent cavities in adults is ...

If bacteria settle in between your teeth and form a cavity, your dentist must drill through your tooth just to get at it. But now dentists can trade their drills for a simple treatment that stops ...

Your dentist’s dreaded drill soon be obsolete. A new gel that encourages teeth to regenerate may replace the anxiety-producing drill and fill method of treating cavities, according to Discovery.com.

HOUSTON – Sedation and anesthesia as a means to calm young patients before dental patients carries a large risk, and in the worst cases can lead to the death of a child. As an alternative to having to ...

HOUSTON – Not many people look forward to going to the dentist, especially children. Now, there's a liquid dentists are using to fight cavities painlessly, without a drill. "They're going to pull my ...