Does the sound of a dentist drill drive you crazy? For many people just thinking about the drill makes their palms sweat and their mouth dry. There are millions of people who are afraid to go to the dentist because of the memories of their childhood, a previously horrible experience with a past dentist, or even just because they are afraid of the pain they may feel in their mouth. If you do not go to the dentist for your recommended bi annual cleaning then you are putting your mouth to serious risk of infection. Not only may you have problems like tartar, which builds on your teeth if you do not brush them, but you may also have problems with your gums, which could end up causing you a big problem if you are found to have a receding gum line. For people who are afraid of the dentist, dental sedation is available to help the person sit in the chair and feel comfortable while the dentist pokes around in their mouth.
There are many different things that a dentist can give a patient to make them feel more relaxed. Nitrus gas can be given to the patient which is a great idea as the dentist sedation is able to control the amount of gas that the patient is getting. The reason why dentists like this type of sedation is because the minute they turn on the gas it is working, and the second they shut the gas off the person can go back to normal and even drive themself home from the dental appointment. Most people report feeling like they are up in the clouds when they are on the nitrus gas. The amount of gas given depends on the person’s pain tolerance and on the size of their body weight as well.
Some dentists like to give their patient a muscle relaxer, like Ativan, to take before they go into the dentist visit so that they can be more relaxed when the dentist is going to work on their mouth. The only drawback to taking this type of medication is that the dentist will not let the person drive them self to or from the appointment as Ativan can be a very potent muscle relaxer. The patient will also most likely have to go right home and not to work after they have taken this type of pill. IV sedation is also available but the most extreme form of sedation. The dentist will administer an IV to the patient to put them to sleep so that the dentist could do work on the patient’s mouth. This is the same type of IV sedation that is given to people who are undergoing surgery and there are risks involved as well.
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