IV Sedation Dentistry is the best option for mild phobic patients who want to avoid the literal and figurative pain of being the dentist’s chair and it will help relieve all your nervousness.
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Many patients have yet to hear, much less benefit from, IV sedation
dentistry, but sedation dentists are working toward turning the tides!
IV sedation is, in fact, becoming the primary choice among patients
with difficulties in dealing with dental needles in particular and dental
procedures in general.
3. State of Deep Relaxation
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While IV sedation dentistry is often termed
as sleep dentistry, it is actually a misleading
exchange of terms for many reasons. For one
thing, IV sedation induces a state of deep
relaxation, not of being put to sleep as is the
case with deep sedation. Dentists do not
exactly put their patients to sleep even with
surgical procedures like wisdom tooth
extraction and root canal therapy.
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For another thing, the drugs used in IV sedation dentistry cause partial
or full memory loss (i.e., amnesia) during the period when the sedation
drugs first kick in until the time it wears off.
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Method of Administration
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Many first-time patients of IV sedation
dentistry also think that the intravenous
needle is immediately placed into the vein, a
misconception that prevents many patients
from undergoing IV sedation because of their
fear of needles. Fortunately, this is not the
case in IV sedation dentistry cases.
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A numbing agent is applied on the area (i.e., hand) where the needle
will be inserted into the vein. This will significantly, if not
completely, eliminate the sensation of being pricked with the needle.
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Keep in mind that the drugs used in IV sedation dentistry are not
painkillers although a pain-killing drugs may also be added in a few
cases – these are actually anti-anxiety drugs that induces the state of
deep relaxation and amnesia. But the patient – you, for example –
must still be numbed before the dentist performs further steps.
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IV sedation dentistry means that the drugs will be injected into the
vein – IV comes from the word intravenous, which means through
the vein. Your dentist will insert an extremely thin needle into your
vein close to your skin’s surface; the vein can either be on the arm or
back of your hand while the needle will be wrapped in a soft plastic
tube after insertion.
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Your dentist will then slide out the needle, which will leave the soft
plastic tube in place. You will then be administered the drugs via the
tube, which will stay on during the entire procedure.
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Your pulse and oxygen levels will be measured with a pulse oximeter
while your blood pressure will also be monitored before and after
the procedure, a must in IV sedation dentistry. These are safety
precautions for your own sake.
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IV sedation dentistry is becoming increasingly popular because of its
benefits including the rapid onset of the drugs, the customisation of the
drugs for tailored level of sedation, and the reduction of the gag reflex,
among others. To put it simply, IV sedation dentistry is an option for
patients who want to avoid the literal and figurative pain of being in the
dentist’s chair.
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