At My Smile Artist, we want you to feel at ease during your appointment. To assist you, we might use the following:
Nitrous Oxide
Nitrous oxide, commonly referred to as laughing gas, is the mildest level of sedation.
Conscious Oral Sedation
Conscious oral sedation provides a moderate level of sedation. In advance of your appointment, you’ll take commonly prescribed anti-anxiety medication in pill form
IV Sedation
Intravenous sedation provides fast-acting, deep relaxation and drowsiness. Unlike general anesthesia, you will still be conscious. It is very effective for high levels of anxiety or lengthy dental procedures.
More Information About Dental Sedation Techniques
Pain relief medications
Local anesthetics are perhaps the most familiar to you. Dentists sedate the treatment area as well as the surrounding tissue. Topical or injectable local anesthetics are available. Topical anesthetics are often administered as a gel and numb the affected area. These are beneficial in minimizing injection discomfort, for example.
Injected local anesthetics numb the treated region more thoroughly and for longer than topical gels. Take care not to harm or bite the numbed region while you or your child waits for the medication to wear off.
Help you relax during your procedure
There are techniques that can assist you or your child in remaining calm throughout dental treatment. Hypnosis, in which the dentist guides you via relaxation or distraction, is one of the non-medication options. Your attention is diverted by audio or vr – based glasses, for example. Your dentist can also recommend medication to help you relax.
Anti-anxiety or sedative drugs can be administered to you both before and during therapy to make you feel more relaxed and even sleepy. Your medical history, dental treatment plan, and dentistry training will all influence the drug and level of sedation utilized. A frequent treatment for this is nitrous oxide, also known as “laughing gas.”
If nitrous oxide isn’t enough to help you relax, your dentist may recommend conscious sedation. You will be very comfortable, but you’ll still be capable of responding to the dentist’s instructions and breathe normally. Your dentist and colleagues will keep a close eye on you to make sure you can regulate your breathing and maintain a steady heart rate. The effects of these medications may take some time to wear off following treatment, and you’ll need to wait at the dental clinic before leaving. Your dentist may also request that you be accompanied to or picked up from your visit.
Medications that induce deep sleep are sometimes given by highly qualified dentists or medical specialists (general anesthesia). This may be important for individuals who are unable to sit motionless in any other way throughout therapy. It might also be utilized for lengthy procedures like teeth extractions. It necessitates specialized training and equipment, and it is frequently performed in a hospital or a particularly prepared office.
Consult With Our Cosmetic Dentist’s Office Now
Contact us if you are concerned about your treatment. Because anxiety drugs and general anesthesia might influence your breathing and heart rate, give us a call to discuss the risks and possible side effects before taking them. Here are some other things to discuss with us (whether you or your child is the patient):
- Whether the patient should avoid food or water before treatment
- How the patient will feel (relaxed, drowsy but awake, very sleepy, deep sleep)
- How long should the effect last after treatment
From numbing the area being treated, to establishing varied levels of relaxation, our cosmetic dentists can assist you during your dental treatment. Discuss your possible solutions with us now. Send us a message or call us to get started.