If you have a strong gag reflex when seeking treatment on teeth further back in the mouth, sedation can suppress the gag reflex.
During your consultation, your Jacksonville dentist will go over your medical history and determine if oral sedation is right for you. The dentist will explain what is involved and what you can expect to happen during your treatment.
You will be given medication in the form of a pill that you will take before your dentist appointment. You will need someone to drive you to your appointment because you can not drive under these conditions. You will soon feel much more relaxed.
How long it takes for the oral sedative to kick in varies depending on the person and is not as predictable as IV sedation. It could take between 30 to 60 minutes. The dentist will then begin working on your teeth once you’ve fallen into a relaxed state.
Upon completion of your dental treatment, you likely won’t remember a thing. You need to arrange for someone else to drive you home because you still will not be able to drive.
Oral sedation has many benefits, the most sought after are the relief it offers from dental anxiety by inducing you into a very relaxed state and making you forget what happened during your appointment.
Other benefits include the suppression of the gag reflex, a smoother and easier treatment that allows your dentist to get more work done with fewer appointments, and limited mobility which helps kids and people with conditions that experience symptoms of restlessness to be able to sit through their appointment.
Patients may be interested in being sedated during their dental appointment because they have dental anxiety, have experienced trauma in a dental setting, have difficulty remaining still for long periods, have low pain tolerance, a strong gag reflex, or other reasons.
It is an anti-anxiety medication in the form of a pill, most commonly a benzodiazepine.
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