There is no need to sugar coat it in any way, the image of a needle, no matter how much interaction you've had with it, is always a bit off putting, or a big frightening. There is nothing to be ashamed of, everyone has this feeling. After all, most of these feelings stem from actual situations where someone felt pain at the hand of a needle, be it a tetanus shot, an allergy shot, or just having blood drawn. Of course, one usually comes to realize that what they were so afraid of was not as bad once it happened. Even still, it is difficult to see a needle and not think about the pain that is going to come. However, there are times when a needle might bring about a reduction in pain, or may put you into a state so that you do not have to feel pain, like with anesthesia, which is the very reason why sedation dentistry is so common.
For some time, the patients of dentists simply went without any kind of pain killing method, or used limited forms of numbing creams and shots of numbing medication. Shots that were administered with long needles, naturally.
While both of these methods of numbing are still used today, and pretty well covered by insurance premiums out there, they're not the ideal.
However, they can be less convenient than one realizes when you consider what goes on during the performance of an oral surgery.
During a surgery at a dentist's office, a similar routine seems to emerge with which one is always subjected to. There is a somewhat comfy chair, with a bright light in your eyes, and your mouth being stuck in place for hours, forcing you to swallow without closing your lips, and forcing you to undergo a certain amount of pain in doing so.
Now, do not think that on the doctor's end anything is in any way better. The dentist is putting up with a patient's continually shutting lips, the draining of saliva out of their workspace, and keeping the patient calm while performing a very difficult surgery in a very cramped and precarious location on the body.
There's just no chance that a dentist and a patient actually worked together to try and set up this sort of situation, and so sedation dentistry is the way to cure the ailments on both end. Is there anything more efficient as a patient then showing up, taking a nap while not having to know the pain of one's surgery, and wake up as if only a few minutes have gone by? Is there anything more efficient as a dentist than having your patient appear, let you do your work without any interruptions and head off?
In the end, the only thing one should focus on in terms of oral surgery is whether or not the dentist thinks it will be a good idea, and if your insurance will help cover the costs of sedation dentistry. If those things line up, then it's a hard option to turn down.
For some time, the patients of dentists simply went without any kind of pain killing method, or used limited forms of numbing creams and shots of numbing medication. Shots that were administered with long needles, naturally.
While both of these methods of numbing are still used today, and pretty well covered by insurance premiums out there, they're not the ideal.
However, they can be less convenient than one realizes when you consider what goes on during the performance of an oral surgery.
During a surgery at a dentist's office, a similar routine seems to emerge with which one is always subjected to. There is a somewhat comfy chair, with a bright light in your eyes, and your mouth being stuck in place for hours, forcing you to swallow without closing your lips, and forcing you to undergo a certain amount of pain in doing so.
Now, do not think that on the doctor's end anything is in any way better. The dentist is putting up with a patient's continually shutting lips, the draining of saliva out of their workspace, and keeping the patient calm while performing a very difficult surgery in a very cramped and precarious location on the body.
There's just no chance that a dentist and a patient actually worked together to try and set up this sort of situation, and so sedation dentistry is the way to cure the ailments on both end. Is there anything more efficient as a patient then showing up, taking a nap while not having to know the pain of one's surgery, and wake up as if only a few minutes have gone by? Is there anything more efficient as a dentist than having your patient appear, let you do your work without any interruptions and head off?
In the end, the only thing one should focus on in terms of oral surgery is whether or not the dentist thinks it will be a good idea, and if your insurance will help cover the costs of sedation dentistry. If those things line up, then it's a hard option to turn down.
About the Author:
I'm a dental assistant specializing in sedation dentistry in Minnesota with over 15 years of of experience in the field. For more resources and information, check out Imagine Your Smile.
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