Showing posts with label special-needs dentistry. Show all posts
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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.