What Sedation
Dentistry Offers Patients
Your oral health professional just gave you the news: you
need some procedures! Now, you have many questions, including if you will be
able to get time off of work, how you are going to face more appointments when
this one caused you so much anxiety, or what options you have to get the work
done. The good news is you have an option at Solace Oral Surgery that answers
all of those questions: sedation dentistry. This process offers patients many
benefits, including help for those with dental visit anxiety, options for those
with busy schedules, and more.
Fear of Dentist Visits
For those patients who develop anxiety or fear about going
to the dentist, sedation dentistry can help. It
numbs their senses, freeing them to relax and have a pleasant experience. In
the end, the patient will have no memory of the event, won’t experience pain
during the procedure, and will feel better about the whole trip.
Saves on Oral Health Trips
Some procedures require multiple visits to the dentist. This
presents challenges to patients whose jobs don’t allow them to take time off
for several appointments, or for those who can only tolerate so much dental
work in a single visit. Sedation dentistry offers patients an option to knock
out all of their procedures in a single appointment, without the added stress.
Beneficial for Sensitive Teeth/Gums
Many patients have sensitivity in their teeth or gums that
makes dental procedures particularly uncomfortable. Sedation reduces this
discomfort by numbing the sensitive areas or putting the patients under for the
procedure.
Options for Special Needs Patients
Some patients cannot handle sitting in a prone position
without pain, or holding themselves still for extended periods of time due to
an injury or disability.
For children, the idea of sitting still for that long sounds like torture and
they’ll pass, thank you very much. For all of these patients, sedation
dentistry offers the best possible outcome: completed procedures without the
hassle. They go to sleep and wake up done and ready to go.
Helps Time Pass
Even those who well tolerate the occasional oral procedure
can only handle that kind of work for so long. Enter sedation dentistry, where
even a slight bit of sedation can make that time fly by. That doesn’t mean
you’ll be asleep. In fact, this kind of sedation is often used in ways that
keep patients awake; however, the appointment will still seem shorter.
If you have a series of upcoming procedures and have
misgivings, consider sedation dentistry as an option to help you complete the dental
work you need. At Solace Oral
Surgery, our oral surgery team is highly trained in all methods of sedation
dentistry. You can rest easy knowing you’re in good hands with your next
appointment at Solace Oral Surgery.
