Important things everyone needs to know about painless dental treatments
Dr. D.Sendhil Nathan MDS, DNB Prosthodontics And Implantology
Similar to children, many adults are also have developed a fear on dentistry. This anxiety makes many people skip dental visits until their dental diseases get worse. For instance, if you afraid on seeing the dental bleaching kit and avoid teeth cleaning, then your teeth will suffer from plaque and tartar buildup.
Sedation Dentistry is opt for those people who are afraid of the dental equipments and certain painful dental treatments.
What is Sedation Dentistry?
Sedation Dentistry also known as Sleep Dentistry is an anxiety-free dental treatment. It involves utilizing dental sedatives like nitrous oxide to make the nervous patients especially kids feel comfortable and stay relaxed during the dental procedures.
Dental Sedation Procedures exist in Dentistry for years. You might hear this from your Dentist.
Is Dental Sedation safe for health?
Yes. Dental sedation will not harm or cause side effects to anyone including children. Besides treating dental anxiety patients, this approach is also applicable to patients who require long, complex dental procedures like Root Canal Therapy(RCT).
At times, the sedation procedure produces side effects like vomiting, nausea, imbalance for few people. Those health hazards will go away by themselves and it does not mean sedation puts your health at risk.
In general, dental sedation is administered to a patient only if the dentist finds the patient is right for sedation. Similarly, Dentists do not suggest this approach for pregnant women, people consuming certain medications and persons having with certain health conditions or diseases. This is because the sedation will affect the patient’s health.
For example, if a dentist found that you have a high tolerance for sedation treatments, you would not get dental sedation. Your dentist will prefer other ways to proceed with the dental procedure.
Hence it is sage that you or your little kid will not encounter any health hazards as a result of sedation approach.
What are the types of sedation?
Depending on the dental procedure to be undertaken, a Dental health Professional chooses the appropriate sedation option.
- Nitrous Oxide – This is also known as laughing gas. It is mixed with oxygen as sedation for dental anxiety people, especially children. If the dental procedure is simple or not more complex, then a Dentist will prefer the option.
- Oral Conscious Sedation– Otherwise known as mild sedation in which requires orally administered drugs. The patient can remain awake but the movement and coordination are arrested for a while. It will not affect the cardiovascular function.
- IV Conscious Sedation – It is otherwise termed as Moderate Sensation which puts the patient at little sleep. Few people can aware of the dental procedures while others cannot. Similar to mild sedation, it does not affect the cardiovascular function. Hence the patient can efficiently breathe during the process.
- Deep Sedation (General Anesthesia Sedation) – This option is preferred for persons who want to remain unconscious during the dental treatment. Dental Surgeons suggest this option only for more complex den procedures and it should be handled by a well-experienced dental specialist. This is because deep sedation drugs are effective to harm the respiratory function if they are not administered properly.
At our Sendhil Dental Clinic, we offer pain-free dental treatments with the help of Sedation Dentistry. We have made dental anxious persons and kids stay relaxed with our safe and reliable dental sedation. Click here to view the testimonial given for our sedation dental treatment.
