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Dentistry Without Anxiety –
Sedation Dentistry
by Mike Mahon
Fear or anxiety
over dental work has kept many people from having certain dental
procedures done. Now, thanks to advancements in the dental
industry, sedation dentistry allows patients to get the dental
work that they need while being comfortably and safely sedated.
Although the patient does not feel any pain or remember
anything, the patient is not entirely unconscious. The patient
is simply in a state of extreme relaxation.
A patient may choose to be sedated by taking a pill an hour
before the procedure. Sedation by nitrous oxide or intravenous
injection is also available.
Sedation dentists
monitor patient vital signs throughout the procedure, thereby
maintaining a safe level of sedation. The sedation can last for
varying amounts of time. The patient can be given a smaller dose
for procedures that last up to an hour, or a larger dose for
multiple procedures that will relax the patient for up to six
hours.
Sedation dentistry
can
be helpful in a variety of situations. For instance, sedation
dentistry is commonly used with individuals who have an extreme
fear or anxiety associated with dentistry procedures, perhaps
originating from traumatic experiences in the past, but even
patients with a bad gag reflex may choose to be sedated.
Patients who have difficulty getting numb from local anesthesia,
or have especially sensitive teeth can also benefit from
sedation dentistry.
Sedation
dentistry is one of the greatest
improvements to dental care in the past decade,” says Dr. O’Neil, a sedation dentist in Florida.
“I have been able to perform procedures on patients who
otherwise would never have considered the work. People who are
avoiding dentistry out of fear or sensitivity can achieve the
smile they’ve always wanted with the help of sedation
dentistry.”
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