Morgan Hill Dentistry Blogs

  Sedation Dentistry- An Introduction  Sedation dentistry is a branch of dentistry that enables patients to feel calm, relaxed and at ease during their dental procedures and surgeries. Involving a normal level of sedation helps to keep the patient technically awake, inducing a calm feeling of relaxation, at the same time. It is also termed conscious sedation dentistry or “twilight sleep” sometimes, as it establishes a state of short-term amnesia in patients experiencing insensitivity to pain without any loss of consciousness. Sedation Dentistry has become one of the most popular dental treatments as it allows people suffering from dental anxiety a choice of relaxing through dental procedures. Primarily focused on relieving anxiety and pain with the help of sedation, sedation dentistry is mainly of three types, with all having their special place. The right choice is based on the patient’s medical history & other factors. Who can Benefit from Sedation Dentistry? Usually, su...

  Sedation Dentistry: An Introduction Sedation dentistry is a safe, beneficial and practical option that can benefit patients who face apprehension, fear, or anxiety of being at the dentist and cannot sit still for a long period. Patients who do not get numb from aesthetics can also benefit from this branch of dentistry.  Sedation dentistry is usually opted for by patients with a Bad gag reflex, over-sensitive teeth, time limitations, complicated dental issues and fear of needles and aversion to the sounds of the procedure. The three main techniques of Sedation Dentistry are Inhalation with Nitrous Oxide Gas Oral Sedation is given as a pill IV Sedation administered Intravenously What are the Advantages of Sedation Dentistry? Sedation Dentistry enables the doctor to perform various dental procedures safely and comfortably, especially for patients who suffer anxiety and restlessness during dental procedures. It also has several other benefits like: Lack of anxiety, apprehension ...