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Good oral health care is critical to healthy teeth and a healthy body. Dentistry innovations have made it easier to keep your teeth longer. But millions experience high anxiety when going to the dentist. Rather than avoiding your trip to the dental office, request information about sedation dentistry. If you’re nervous and stressed during your trip to the dental office, it’s now possible to remain relaxed and calm using Sedation Dentistry.
Kinds of Sedation Dentistry
Inhalation Sedation: This type of sedation is the most typically used. A patient breathes a mix of oxygen gases and nitrous oxide. The effect starts in a couple of seconds. Oxygen/nitrous oxide sedation is the lightest sedation level and thought to be the safest.
One nitrous oxide mask comfortably fits on the patient’s face. Safe Sedate brand masks are lightweight and latex-free. They easily can be adjusted for comfort. Patients easily can see what is going on around them.
Oral Sedation: With this method, patients orally take medicine at least an hour before beginning the treatment. Time is permitted for the medicine to take effect. Patients get observed during the treatment by an experienced team member. Treatment is done as the patient stays responsive and conscious. The medicine has an amnesic effect; therefore, the sounds of treatment and memories of the sites aren’t a problem.
This sedation level is extremely safe and utilized when patients have a higher anxiety and fear level.
Intravenous Moderate Sedation: Such sedation uses IV products and deeper level on the sedation spectrum. In addition, it’s the most broadly known.
For various medical reasons, the dentist might choose intravenous sedation for their patients. It requires a higher degree of training. As with oral sedation, patients have no memory of the visit and time spent at the dental clinic feels like minutes rather than hours.
For both IV and oral sedation, patients shouldn’t drive or be alone for the rest of the day. It’s like any additional outpatient treatment.
Most folks avoid going to the dentist because of fear of the injections or additional tools. Unfortunately, most patients do not know sedation dentistry is a choice. With innovations in the new methods, Phelps Family Dentistry can help patients remain relaxed all throughout the treatment.