Dental phobia causes such intense fear that many patients avoid going to the dentist even if they have crippling dental pain. At Liverpool Dental Spa, we understand that some of our patients feel very anxious and we offer the latest techniques and treatments to help banish dental phobia for good. We offer sedation for many procedures and we also use The Wand to eliminate painful injections.
Everything you need to know about sedation
Sedation is a method we use to make treatment more comfortable for patients. It involves using sedative medication and is used widely in medicine and dentistry. When you are sedated, your mind and body feel completely calm and you don’t feel any pain at all.
We use IV sedation, which means that the sedative is injected into the body through a vein in the arm. Once the sedative has been administered, it will quickly take effect and you will start to feel relaxed. You may feel a little drowsy but you won’t lose consciousness and if you want to, you can talk to your dentist. You will be able to breathe as normal.
Once your treatment is complete, you will be given medicine to bring you around and we will monitor you closely until you are alert and ready to go home. You cannot drive for 24 hours after sedation, so you will need to arrange for somebody to take you home. The effects of the sedative will wear off gradually and you probably won’t have much memory of what happened during treatment.
When can sedation be used?
We use sedation for a wide range of dental procedures and it is highly beneficial for patients who have dental phobia and those who feel very nervous about undergoing a dental procedure. We may also recommend sedation when the procedure is long or complex, as this will ensure that the patient remains in a relaxed state.
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