For dental
practitioners, one of the hardest things to do is to keep a patient
still during a procedure. Dentists having to deal with a patient's
anxiety-fueled gag reflex often find themselves slowed down,
resulting in more appointments and a patient finding his or her
schedule delayed. From a patient's perspective, it is quite hard to
stay still when the dental symphony of drills and grinding starts to
fill your ears.
With this in mind, both
parties can benefit from the use of sedatives in order to control
these natural body reactions. The benefits of using dental sedatives
include allowing patients to relax, thus increasing their comfort.
Some patients also claim that the sedative leaves them with little or
no memory of the treatment. Dentists also benefit due to their
ability to control unwanted movement from the patient, allowing them
to work at a much more efficient pace.
Before you run off to
any dentist and ask them to use a sedative to treat you, it is
important to know that sedation dentistry is a specialized field and
requires special training on the part of the dentist. Make sure that
your dentist has the necessary training and experience before asking
for sedation.
