subject: Advantages Of Sedation Dentistry [print this page] If you have a tooth pain that you have been putting off, there is just no excuse for it. Most people believe that one is only supposed to visit the dentist once a year, or even less. We know a lot of people who only go every couple years. However, routine check ups are nothing to turn away from, especially if you have insurance that already covers a lot of the expenses. For a long time, going to the dentist came out to an expensive trip. While that can still be the case, the actual cost of fighting out what sort of pain you are in, or just having your teeth checked for cavities and properly cleaned has lowered a staggering amount. Take the pain you may be currently ignoring. Sure, human bodies are prone to experiencing a wide range of aches and scrapes. However, when the ache is inside your mouth, or as something as specific as one of your teeth, it is much harder to write it off as a cramp, or the way you slept on it. Who knows what that tooth ache could be indicating to you. It could be as basic as having a cavity you need filling, and it could be as dangerous as some sort of disease. Either way you look at it, the longer you put it off, the worse things could potentially get for you, and not just cost wise. We are talking about your general health. We should review then, the options covered under insurance if it something larger to deal with, simply to put your mind at ease. So, enter sedation dentistry.
Many people think of sedation and they think of hospital anesthesia. They are not wrong to.
Almost always, sedation dentistry is something different.
As you probably know, when you visit a dentist, it is mostly the same thing over and over: your mouth is locked directly open, you are being asked questions you can't answer, and a light is burning your eyes.
Think of it from the dentist's perspective.
Your dentist is putting to work years of surgery practices, they are doing their best to not have fingers bit off, and they are distracting you with small talk.
Sounds a bit more challenging, no?
That being said, one needs to consider what kind of impact sedation dentistry can have on this process for both parties involved. Imagine a dentist getting to work with their patient in a chair completely dozed off. Their mouth is freely open, they do not have to entertain small talk, and they do not have to have their fingers bit off. Then there is the patient, who does not have to deal with answering small talk questions, gets to feel like an hour long procedure was only five minutes, and the best part of it all? Insurance plans cover most everything! Since that is the most popular case, you have no reason to not look into your tooth pain, because it may be surprisingly comfortable. Never had that before in a dentist office.
