Oral sedation and General Anesthesia

Dentists today seem to be more and more committed to making the trip to the dentist a little more tolerable for people and are looking for new ways to make you more comfortable during your dental procedures. Here are a few of those explained.

 

Analgesia is the reduction or elimination of pain in the conscious patient, such as novocaine injections.

Conscious Sedation is a minimally depressed level of consciousness during which the patient is able to breathe independently and/or respond purposely to verbal command.

Deep Sedation is a controlled state of depressed consciousness accompanied by a partial loss of protective reflexes, including the ability to breathe independently and/or respond purposely to verbal command.

General Anesthesia is a controlled state of unconsciousness accompanied by partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, including the ability of breathe independently and/or respond purposely to verbal command.

 

Patient safety is of the utmost importance these days to everyone involved and dentists are striving more and more each day to achieve that for each and every patient.