Showing posts with label dental procedures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dental procedures. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

California Clinic Fills Gap in Dental Care

For most adults, a cavity calls for a quick prick of Novocain and a 20-minute filling. But for 40-year-old Tina Lumbley of Moreno Valley, Calif., the routine procedure was a day-long ordeal.
Lumbley has autism, a developmental disorder that makes the sounds, smells, tastes and bright lights of the dentist's office overwhelming.