No Alarm Clock Necessary!
Does your heart start beating out of your chest at the mere mention of the word, “dentist”? Does the thought of actually sitting in a dental chair cause you to break out in a sweat and start gasping for air? Have you neglected your dental health for years because of this fear?
Today’s dentistry has a possible solution for you.
Do you know that there is the possibility of using sedation to allow you to sleep through your next dental appointment? Call Allied Dental Centre – Cockburn and let us explain the process.
What is Sedation Dentistry?
Sedation dentistry goes by several names – conscious sedation or oral sedation – but the effect is the same. Your pain and anxiety are kept under control as you remain just below the level of consciousness during your dental procedure. Because you are thoroughly relaxed and comfortable, the dentist can perform procedures quickly and effectively.
How Does Conscious Sedation Differ from General Anesthesia?
When a patient is under general anesthesia, he or she is completely unconscious and unable to respond in any way. Conscious sedation, on the other hand, allows the patient to respond to questions or commands and to breathe normally, but he or she will have little or no memory of the procedure upon awakening.
Are There Different Types of Sedation Dentistry?
There are several ways to administer the relaxing benefits of sedation dentistry:
- Oral Sedation – Delivered via pill form, this is usually taken at bedtime the night before the dental procedure and again one hour before the set appointment time. This form of sedation produces a drowsy, calming effect that greatly reduces anxiety.
- IV Sedation – (performed by an Anaesthetist) Delivered via the bloodstream, this form of sedation acts quickly to place you in a totally relaxed state and causes partial to full memory loss (amnesia), so there is little, if any, memory of the procedure.
Is Sedation Dentistry Safe?
During your dental treatment, we constantly monitor your vital signs to make sure everything is normal. The dentist has been carefully trained in sedation dentistry and many dentists around the world now use sedation dentistry because it is considered to be so safe.
Sedation dentistry allows Allied Dental Centre – Cockburn to offer you the optimal environment to complete multiple treatments in only one or two appointments.