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How Sedation Dentistry Helpful for Painless Dental Experience

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How Sedation Dentistry Helpful for Painless Dental Experience

Do you have a fear of going to the dentist? Studies show that in Australia, as many as 1 in 6 adults and 1 in 10 children experience a high level of dental anxiety due to pain, vulnerability, and discomfort. It is suggested that we go to the dentist for a general check-up and clean every 6-12 months, and this type of fear leads to holding back visits. Delayed dental visits put a risk on dental health which can lead to problems such as tooth decay, gum disease and other serious dental issues that may require more intensive and expensive treatment in the future.


Fear of the dentist can result in an ongoing cycle of avoiding the dentist, and only making an appointment when an oral health problem has already occurred. These problems could have been prevented if general check-ups and cleans were scheduled in the recommended timeframe.


Due to many patients experiencing dental anxiety, dentists offer sedation dentistry which is a development in technology allowing dentists to perform dental procedures painlessly with the use of sedative medication. The purpose of this is to assist the patient in de-stressing during dental procedures, encouraging them to visit the dentist more often and maintain good oral health.


How is Sedation Administered?

There are various kinds of sedation methods that are dependent on the patient’s required procedure, pain tolerance and overall health condition. These methods are:

  • Minimal sedation (relaxed but awake to answer and follow directions)
  • Moderate sedation (awake but may not remember the procedure)
  • Deep sedation (awake but only partly conscious)
  • General anaesthesia (completely unconscious)


Sedation dentistry can be undergone during treatments such as teeth whitening, dental implants, bonding, porcelain veneers, crowns and bridges, wisdom teeth removal and even deep cleaning.


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