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It is just more popular in some areas compared to others, but oral conscious sedation is not new in the world of dentistry. One dentist at a local dental clinic says he has been practicing sedation dentistry for years. Being able to pull a wisdom tooth, perform a root canal and execute a crown procedure without pain is one grand advantage.
The dosage form of these medications is by mouth and these make them relaxed, or even asleep, but it allows them to follow commands and respond. Each patient will receive varying medication type and dosage. The main criteria are the level of fear or anxiety of the patient. A single dose will not work for everybody as some patients require higher sedation.
A dentist said he will not be able to name a problem that has ever been encountered associated with oral conscious sedation. Properly trained people will not be worried of any safety hazards. You only start worrying once you took over 35 pills. Only nursing moms and pregnant women are off limits to this procedure.
Terror has kept the dentist visits low and that is true to almost 145 million Americans. A lady confesses her phobia can be traced back to her dental appointment from teen years. All she remembers was the great pain, yet she has forgotten the particular procedure.
Patients who do opt to have dental appointments sometimes do not do it out of anxiety. Sedation dentistry is one way to extend the comfortable feeling of patients and it works also for more complex appointments. A handful of patients can manage to last the whole dental workup without the aid of medications.
Another patient said she isn't petrified of the dentist. She goes every six months for a checkup and a cleaning but she's used the sedation method on three occasions for crowns. She knew she was asleep throughout the procedure but she can follow instructions like turning her head or opening her mouth wider. If there is one disadvantage of sedation, it would be the need to have someone drive and pick up patients from the dentist's office.
Sedation dentistry was the last thing that interested him, says one dentist. The only reason he attended was to gain more information for the benefit of his students. Upon reaching his office, however, he already had three volunteers to be patients and that persuaded him.
The procedure requires the involvement of the whole team. The moment the medication takes effect, management of the patient should be done. In addition to the pleasant experience promised to the fearful and anxious patients, this process can actually extinguishing the cycle of fear. Many patients have showed up and really needed sedation for all procedure types like full surgery or simple routine prophylaxis. Doing that can help them avoid major dental problems that they have been ignoring for the rest of their lives.
