Patient Fear of the Dentist
Most India dental clinics provide the full family dental care and will probably take the word "fear" out of your vocabulary. You will find on offer the many different kinds of Sedation Dentistry methods to make your visit a pleasant one. It has often been observed that the patients who decide to use sedation dentistry gag with foreign objects in their mouth, fear dental pain or have sensitive teeth. There are others who would prefer to skip a visit to the dentist because they are afraid for one reason or another, including the dental pain. During your dental tour to India, you can expect pain free dental experience.
Uses of Sedation Dentistry
Sedation Dentistry provides many remedial options from fear of dental pain. Since it adds to the dental treatment costs, many tend to avoid and at the same time unable to withstand pain. However, Sedation Dentistry is recommended for those who have low pain tolerances as well as those who cannot loosen up during their dental visit. Sedation Dentistry is also commonly known as Relaxation Dentistry. Those who require a great deal of dental treatment like tooth abscess, root canals, scaling & root planing, gum surgery, cosmetic dentistry procedures like tooth preparation for veneers, crowns & bridges, inlay/onlay, or dental implants surgery, should consider the use of Sedation Dentistry for dental pain and sensitive teeth.
I.V. (intravenous) Sedation
The foremost advantage of Intravenous Sedation is that the effects of the medication are immediate in tranquillizing the patient. Another, in the course of treatment if the doctor needs to lessen the anxiety or dental pain from the individual, additional medication can be administered to the patient. Also, the patient is usually "out" during the sedation period and is happily not aware of the dental treatments. IV sedation is best for patients who experience moderate to severe dental anxiety.
Oral Sedation
It is the sedation medication (pills) that has made Sedation Dentistry now easier than ever before. It is prescribed by the dentist to be taken orally that is in the form of a pill or liquid. The patient must swallow the medication or breathe in the medication (nitrous oxide), as the case may be. Drowsiness and calm will set in before you arrive at the office. The patients may have a different body weight, previous drug history, and genetics due to which each patient’s results may also differ. These factors may determine the amount of sedation needed for the patient to be relaxed and ease dental pain.
Oral Sedation (Tranquilizer)
Many patients have the feel of lot of nervousness before the dental treatment. If you are also a nervous type to have treatment done, you can be offered a tranquilizer such as Valium, which brings calm to the patient and give him a much better experience. Many patients opt for this. The insignificant drawback is that it takes an hour or two to wear off. It is for this reason that you are recommended to come for your dental appointment with someone who can drive you home. Those entire patients who have chosen this method, who have had a lot of pain in their previous dental visits will find dental pain relief afterwards.
Nitrous Oxide, (Laughing Gas)
As with any other, India dental clinics also offer one of the best and simplest options of sedation i.e. nitrous oxide or commonly referred to as "laughing gas." Nitrous Oxide is a non-allergenic, non-irritating gas that affects the central nervous system. It's one of the safest forms of sedation available and patients who have used it report very few, if any, side effects. A patient is simply made to breathe in a combination of nitrous oxide and oxygen. This gives the patient a feeling of happiness and sometimes even giddiness. They feel much better about having their dental work done and the best part of it is when the procedure is finished the nitrous oxide portion is turned off, and what the patient continues to breathe is pure oxygen. In a matter of next 3-5 minutes they are back to normal. The patient does not require a companion to drive him back home after the procedure.
Cost of Sedation Dentistry
You will find during your India dental tour that typically the cost for I.V. Sedation Dentistry is much higher than it is for the use of Nitrous Oxide. Still these are in range as affordable dental treatment in India. |
