At Dental Solutions, we know that going to the dentist can be a traumatic experience for some patients.
Patients who suffer from dental anxiety or severe phobia to the dentist’s office can have such a hard time that they prefer not to have dental treatment, even if it is a simple procedure, such as cleaning. In these cases, sedation dentistry can be the perfect solution for the patients to relax during the consultation and to receive the dental care they need. Let’s know more about sedation dentistry.
What is sedation dentistry?
Sedation dentistry is an ideal option for patients who suffer from anxiety, phobia, or panic attacks when going to the dentist.
By using different types of medication, the dentist can make the patient feel more relaxed and calm during dental treatment. Different sedatives can be used depending on the type of treatment to be performed and how anxious the patient feels. Sedation dentistry can be also known as sleep dentistry, but this term can be misinterpreted because the patient will be conscious during treatment.
It is important not to confuse dentistry sedation with general anesthesia, since at the first the patient will be fully conscious during the dental work, but will feel relaxed and calm.
This procedure can be used in almost all dental treatments, and the effect of sedatives wears off after a few hours. General anesthesia is one of the techniques used in sedation dentistry, it makes the patient completely unconscious during the procedure, and is used only in cases of oral surgeries or cases where the patient must be unconscious.
