Sedation Dentistry?

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WizeOne

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Who has an opinion?
What were your reasons?
How was the outcome?

I'm needing a number of teeth pulled, mostly broken molars. I keep putting it off because I cannot stand the thought of sitting in a chair, with local anasthetic, and having them stick all these brutal tools in my mouth (I've seen them and they look prehistoric) yanking my neck all around and chipping away to get out all the pieces.

Please, tell your stories.
 
bruceb58

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I would never ever ever ever ever let a dentist put me out for dental work. Who is going to resuscitate you when your heart stops because of the anesthetic. You will notice a backboard that will be hanging on the wall near the chair in the offices where they do that. That is for one purpose...for you to be on when they are trying to bring you back. Not worth it in my opinion. I want to be in a hospital environment where there are trained people that know what they are doing...not a dentist who had a short training course and has had no experience.
 
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Dentists don't use anesthetic without an anesthetist or anesthesiologist. They use sedation. Quite different.
 
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One word GAS! Had to have a few root canals done and the Dentist used Nitrous,the only way to GO! Dave
 
tommays

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I would go to and oral surgeon as they should be far more qualfied in getting everything out and clean to prevent any complications from infection ;)


Having had work done by a dentist and oral surgeon the oral surgeon was the way to go
 
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Man, you should be keel-hauled for starting this thread-EGAD!
 
SpinnerBait_Nut

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dave11 said:
What is the difference between the two?
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They give you a prescription for a sedative to take the night before your first appointment to guarantee a good night's sleep and to make sure you wake up relaxed.

Oral sedation is a popular treatment option for many people because it does not require the use of additional needles. Medications can be swallowed whole and/or crushed and administered by your dentist sublingually (under the tongue). Medications given sublingually are absorbed into the bloodstream quicker, so it is a preferred option by many dentists. Both methods are safe and effective.

The safety of sedation medications is measured by pharmacists and physicians on a scale called the therapeutic index. The larger the number is on the scale, the safer the drug. The sedation medications commonly used by dentists for oral sedation dentistry have the highest numbers possible on the therapeutic index, making them the least likely to cause an adverse reaction.
EDIT: BTW, my daughter had this type and she said she would never have the needles again.
She said she took the medicine as prescribed and went in the next morning and when she got to herself, there was very little pain and no after effects.
 
waterinthefuel

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They can make you loopy to work on your toe if you ask for it, why should denistry be any different? The most unpleasant thing to me is going to the dentist (had my grill cleaned just yesterday) and if I could be made loopy through the procedure I'd be all for it.

No shame in it, IMO. And it's perfectly safe. You aren't under general, they just make you loopy.
 
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I am with Tommays on this one. For tooth extraction go to an oral surgeon. I never get gas or sedation just the good old needle in the mouth. I had an impacted wisdom tooth and a molar pulled by an oral surgeon. It took him all of five minutes. Easy fast and clean. Never felt a thing.
 
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WizeOne said:
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I think you gave him the heebie jeebies with this thread and now his hands are shaking too much to post! :D

Spinner, holy smokes you play a doctor on TV AND stay at a Holiday Inn? :D

Seriously though, I echo the Oral Surgeon comments.
 
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I would rather stay awake. I have used a combination of novacaine needles AND gas.
 
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7 years back or so I had 5 teeth removed at once, 3 were wisdoms that had to be drilled,split, and pulled out in little pieces. This was done by an oral surgeon and he had an anathseoligist (sp?). They used versad which is conscois (again sp?) sedation. It was great. I can't even have my teeth cleaned without crying, I'm a total baby about my teeth. I did have to take the vicoden prety regulary afterwards but the procedure is like nothing you've ever had. A year later I had a colonoscpy using the same drug. Same results. Look into it.
 
bruceb58

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SpinnerBait_Nut said:

The sedation medications commonly used by dentists for oral sedation dentistry have the highest numbers possible on the therapeutic index, making them the least likely to cause an adverse reaction.
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"Least likely" are the key words here. I go by the advice of my doctor who also happens to be my best friend. He told me that you don't let a dentist put you out. He has seen what happens. His advice is the advice that I follow on this.
 
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