Overcoming Your Dental Fears With Sedation

Overcoming Your Dental Fears With Sedation

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There are a lot of people who dread going in for dental visits. Fear and anxiety can create a lot of extra stress when going into a dental office for a simple cleaning or surgical procedure. Since this fear keeps a lot of people from visiting the dental office, dentists have found a way to help by offering sedation in their office. There are several different levels of sedation and each is used to help patients feel as comfortable as possible while getting necessary work done.
Local Anesthetic
This is the most common forms of anesthesia because it provides numbing to the area being worked on. Patients remain conscious, but stays comfortable. This is used during surgery procedures that are simpler, like extractions and fixing soft tissue problems.
Nitrous Oxide Sedation
Most patients are familiar with this type of sedation because it has been around for a long time. Nitrous Oxide is used to calm nerves during dental procedures and is often called "laughing gas". It is mixed with oxygen and breathed in through the nose, usually from a tube or mask. It can help control pain, but mostly just helps provide comfort. Depending on the dental office, it is available for most procedures, including filling cavities, dental implants, and wisdom teeth removal.
In Office Intravenous Anesthesia
Sedation administered through intravenous, or an IV, can be done in most dental offices. The medicine is put straight into the vein and allows the patient to fall into a sleep-like state but stay conscious. The patient will not remember the surgery, pain, or anything that happens while receiving this type of sedation. Vitals are monitored and oxygen given throughout the procedure. Patients who undergo this level of anesthesia are not allowed to drive after the procedure because they can feel tired for the following few hours.
The most common procedures this is used for are wisdom teeth removal and dental implants. For patients with high levels of anxiety, they are allowed anesthesia for simple procedures in some dental offices. This is especially helpful for patients with special needs, such as Parkinson's Disease, Autism, and attention problems.
Surgical Center General Anesthesia
When a deeper level of sedation is required, an anesthesiologist must administer the medication. While many dental offices have contracted anesthesiologists come in to their offices, most require the work to be done in a hospital of surgical center. This is the most common form of anesthesia for patients who need more extensive work done, like jaw surgery or reconstruction of the face or mouth area. Patients are in a completely sedated state and will not remember any of the work done. Vitals are monitored the entire time sedation is administered.
Dental sedation is more than just a passing trend in the medical field. It provides options for patients who require some extra relaxation during their dental visits. If you are unsure if dental sedation is right for you, talk to your dentist about your needs and they can discuss your options with the work you need done.

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