Some people are just plain afraid of any and all medical procedures, including those that are completely routine.Thanks to the wonders of Sedation Dentistry, many formerly dental phobic patients are now walking around with healthy mouths and clean smiles.

Many of us still prefer to avoid the dental clinic just because of the painful treatment. Not only children but also adults have the phobia of dental clinic because of the pain. The sedation dentistry may be a right option for you.

How it works?

In the sedation dentistry the patient is treated with the tranquilizers, anxiolytics, nitrous oxide etc to make the patient unconscious with respect to pain. It is not like anesthesia where a patient is completely unconscious. With these drugs patient is in conscious state and can easily interact with the doctor but he/she cannot feel the pain during the effect of the drugs.

These drugs can be given to patient in various ways like inhalation, injection or orally. These are mostly used when the children are not ready for the dental treatment. The sedation treatment is a good therapy to ease the pain and make the treatment easy for both patient as well as dentist. Some people have misunderstood the treatment and sometimes called it as sleep dentistry as they feel sleepy during the treatment.

When Sedation Dentistry Preferred:
Sedation dentistry is preferred with respect to treatment and patient. There are some of situations where sedation dentistry can be very handy for the treatment.

• When the treatment is long, painful and complex sedation dentistry is very effective to make it easy for both patient and doctor. The treatment which may take more visits can be finished at once.


• As the patient does not feel pain he can be relax at the time of treatment.


• People who have fear for the dental treatment can easily be handled by this therapy.

When Sedation Dentistry Not Preferred:
Sedation dentistry should always be taken from a professional who exactly knows how to do that. There are some situations where it is advisable to not go for sedation dentistry.

• If you are already instructed not to use psychoactive drugs by professional.


• If you are already taking some other medicines and by taking sedative its combination can give you reaction.


• If you have asthma or other respiratory problem then some sedative can be harmful for you.


• If you are very drug sensitive then you need to take some medications before having it.