The family of 4-year-old Naveah Hall says she suffered brain damage while getting her teeth capped. The Texas girl's family says a dentist strapped her down to a papoose board and gave her sedatives.

And in Texas, a four-year-old girl suffered brain damage while getting her teeth capped.The family claims the dentist strapped her down with a papoose board and also gave her sedatives. "This ...

The restraint devices are used in Pittsburgh and nationwide, but not every dentist or parent approves. WPXI.com found a case in California where a girl suffered cuts and bruises in a papoose board.

Melissa Hartman, whose son C.J. is 8 and was trying out the papoose board, said she reassured her son and explained how the restraints work. “I think, just a parent explaining it to him, to them ...

With the development of anesthesia and sedation, the use of physical restraints has declined but has not disappeared from pediatric dentistry. Papoose boards -- boards with canvas flaps that ...

Those consent forms include use of the papoose board. "The only thing they said was they were going to put her on some laughing gas," Crow said. "I think they should make a law for dentists not to ...

Those consent forms include use of the papoose board. "The only thing they said was they were going to put her on some laughing gas," Crow said. "I think they should make a law for dentists not to ...

Melissa Hartman, whose son C.J. is 8 and was trying out the papoose board, said she reassured her son and explained how the restraints work. “I think, just a parent explaining it to him, to them ...

While some providers said a new restraint technique can help children cope better at the dentist’s office, opponents say it can actually traumatize children.

Melissa Hartman, whose son C.J. is 8 and was trying out the papoose board, said she reassured her son and explained how the restraints work. “I think, just a parent explaining it to him, to them ...