Dental Treatment with Sedation

Sedation is a controlled semi-sleep state that occurs when anesthesiologists give intravenous relaxing drugs to the patient.

In Which Situations Can Sedation Be Applied?

It is applied to patients who have dentist phobia, who are extremely afraid of dental treatment and who have a nausea reflex. In very long dental treatments, sedation relaxes the patient. The slightest movement of the patient, the intervention of the physician may cause undesirable results. Sedation eliminates such risks.

Conscious sedation is a form of pain management that is frequently used in many medical fields all over the world. With this effective and reliable method, which can be applied to people of all ages, your fear and stress in dental treatment will disappear. When the dentist tells the patient to open his mouth, the patient does it easily. During the procedure, the anesthesiologist monitors the patient and monitors his pulse and blood pressure.

Sedation is recommended especially in impacted tooth extractions and surgical procedures such as implant treatment. Even if the patient is afraid of the new treatment due to previous experiences, sedation is the right method.

What are the Sedation Fees?

Unfortunately, there is no fixed fee. The reason for this is that the fee varies according to the experience of the physician, the general condition of the anesthesiologist and the clinic. Some clinics may include sedation in the cost of the treatment. The type and amount of the drug to be used is also effective in this.

What are the Advantages of Sedation?

Sedation can be applied easily in both adult and pediatric patients. When patients receive sedation once in their treatment, they want to receive sedation in the same way in their next treatment because they do not want to feel pain and pain.

Since the patient is awake during the treatment, the physician can ask questions to the patient and shape the treatment.

Especially pediatric patients have a great fear of even the slightest tooth extraction. Sedation also ensures that the patient has a good experience for their future treatment. It provides great convenience for physicians, patients and parents.

After the sedation effect wears off, the patient fully recovers and can return to his old life.

Is Sedation a General Anesthesia?

Sedation is not general anesthesia. General anesthesia is mostly used in medicine. There are big differences between the two.

In sedation, the patient is in a semi-conscious state, can respond to stimuli, and easily returns to his original state after the effect of the drug is over.

In general anesthesia, after the patient is monitored, the patient’s breathing is done with the help of devices such as intubation. Patients do not react to external stimuli, they are in a sleep-like state. In general anesthesia, it may take a long time for patients to sober up and the patient may experience serious discomfort when waking up.

As a result, sedation is sufficient in dentistry. Patients can comfortably survive the treatment process.

Between 6 and 8 hours before sedation, the patient should not eat or drink anything. Before 6-8 hours, heavy and uncomfortable foods should be avoided, and light foods should be fed. The patient should not consume large amounts of food. During sedation, the patient’s stomach should be empty.

For Which Patients Is Sedation Risky And Who Should Not Do It?

The patient’s history is taken together with the general examination. The patient’s background is evaluated. If necessary, the patient’s doctor is asked to get a consultation for dental treatment. Patients with sleep apnea, severe respiratory distress, chronic lung and heart disease are at risk for sedation.