Many individuals may feel highly restless and anxious when they are about to seek an appointment with the dentist, even for a minor issue. This is because the brain triggers intense feelings or any bad experience that may have happened before. Individuals may try to avoid the appointment and get ready to bear the pain. But this was the story a few years back. Cloverdale Dental Centre has modern equipment which can be used to carry out any activity related to teeth and other parts of the mouth without any kind of pain. They provide the best options of treatment without pain for patients with higher anxiety levels.

The technique used to make the patient feel relaxed and reduce stress levels is by using medicine for sedation.

In this technique, the patient will feel very relaxed without any anxiety, completely cooperating with the dentist on the procedure. The patient will be fully conscious and fully responsive to this sedation method. There are several sedation techniques used, ranging from minimum dose sedation to maximum dosage type.

If the patient is given minimum sedation, the patient will just feel relaxed without anxiety during the procedure. The patient will be completely aware and can respond to all the dentist’s actions. 

Oral medicine may be used to achieve medium sedation. In this, the patient will fall into a deeply relaxed state but will be able to respond to the dentist. The patient will be able to understand and analyze the communication between the doctor and the patient.

In case of deep sedation, the patient will be on the border of unconsciousness but will be awake and able to respond to the commands of the dentist. This method is employed when any kind of surgery is to be carried out in the mouth of the patient, which may create pain more than other procedures.

if you get nervous or feels an increase in the stress level , then it is to be conveyed to the dentist in the beginning so that you will offered with the option of sedation.

Visit to the Dentist: The Process

You will be called to the center at least an hour before the procedure starts on the day of the procedure.

The patient will be given the medicine used to sedate based on the procedure to be undertaken. The medicine dose is calculated based on the characteristics of the patient and the type of procedure to be carried out.

Once the patient is confirmed to feel relaxed, the procedure will commence and be completed before the effect of sedation decreases. In some cases, the impact of sedation lasts even after the procedure is completed. The patient will be advised not to drive the vehicle for the next few hours until the effect is completely reduced. The patient might require a driver to return home safely.

To people with anxiety, sedation dentistry offers the best method to complete the procedure without pain. This will provide a completely relaxed environment inside the dental center, which will reduce the anxiety level and provide complete cooperation to carry out the procedure. This method can relax the patient even for a simple cleaning or a complex procedure. If anxiety is the only thing holding you back from a dental appointment,  this method is designed for you.