What is sedation?

What is sedation?

Sedation is making the patient semi-sleepy during dental treatments applied to people with dental phobia. Sedation application is an anesthesia application developed to eliminate the pain, anxiety and fear that the patient may feel during oral and dental treatments. Sedation anesthesia helps the patient to complete the treatment process more comfortably.

The drugs used in sedation and their doses vary depending on the age, medical history and gender of the people. In general, drugs with mild sedative and pain-reducing effects are used during the sedation procedure.

How is Sedation Anesthesia Applied?

If oral and dental treatment is planned to be performed under sedation anesthesia, an interview is held with an anesthesiologist. During this meeting, information is given about sedation anesthesia. At the same time, the patient's medical history is learned and with a simple physical examination, it is evaluated whether there is any inconvenience for the application of sedation anesthesia.

If sedation anesthesia will be applied, the treatment should be fasted. In this way, complaints such as nausea that may be experienced after sedation anesthesia can be minimized. Before starting oral and dental treatments, patients are given an intravenous line and the anesthetic is injected into the body through the intravenous line. Then, oral and dental treatment can be started.

What are the Advantages of Sedation Application?

The advantage of sedation anesthesia is that dental treatments are completed with a comfortable process for the patient. In some cases, patients may need to undergo long-term dental treatment, in cases such as having a large number of dental caries; The fact that all oral and dental treatments can be performed in a single session is also among the important advantages.

Which Dental Treatments Can Be Performed With Sedation Anesthesia Application?

Many dental treatments and treatments can be performed with the sedation anesthesia method. The treatments that can be applied with the sedation method are;

• Tooth extraction,
• root canal treatment,
• Filling operations,
• Implant treatments,
• All surgical treatments.