Most people who suffer from dental anxiety are unaware of the fact that there are sedation options available for them to help relieve them of this dental anxiety. Whether or not this fear is the result of a bad experience or from stories they have seen on television their anxiety may keep them from seeking out dental care. It’s important to take care of your oral care mainly because it is directly related to your overall healthcare.
Your anxiety and fear will be alleviated through sedation dentistry. There are simple procedures and invasive methodology for sedation dentistry. The kind of sedation dentistry procedure that will be applied to the patient depends on the severity of the anxiety and fear.
Sedation dentistry is applicable to people who:
Need major and large amount of dental procedures
Has pharyngeal reflex
Has delicate or sensitive teeth
Has anxiety and has hard time sitting on dentist’s chair
Has very low tolerance for pain
Sedation Options
To be qualified as a candidate for sedation it’s important to determine all of your qualifying conditions. This helps a more comprehensive decision to be made for what type of sedation you need:
· Oral Sedation – Oral
Sedation is given to a patient via a pill and it is one of the most common ways
to administer sedation to a patient. It helps the patient to relax while they
are examined.
· IV sedation – IV Sedation
provides the patient with a similar experience like oral sedation, but it is
administered intravenously. Also, it is administered by trained dental staff
and specialists.
· Nitrous oxide – Nitrous
Oxide is another type of sedation and it is administered by nitrous oxide gas.
Similar to IV sedation it is controlled by your dental staff and specialists.
Also, the effects of it occur rather quickly, and once the patient is finished
these same effects wear off quickly too.
· General anaesthesia
– General Anaesthesia causes the patient to become unconscious and in a sense
completely relaxed. With this form of sedation, the patient enters into a deep
sleep, and if a patient suffers from high dental anxiety then this would be the
best form of sedation for them.
Schedule A Consultation If you’re suffering from dental anxiety don’t hesitate to schedule an appointment with your dentist. It’s
important to take care of your oral health and with sedation dentistry, there is nothing to fear anymore.