Oral surgery is usually performed by using various types of sedation. Nevertheless, anesthesia and sedation do pose certain challenges, which can successfully be overcome with the help of skilled and knowledgeable North Suburban oral surgeon professional teams.
The fact is many people are truly afraid of going to the dentist, to the point that they prefer not to undergo any kind of treatment, rather than having to deal with potentially painful procedures. People who tend to avoid the dentist can benefit from the use of sedation products and procedures.
In short, sedation dentistry refers to the medication which is usually administered to patients in order to preserve their calm during the often-complex dental interventions. There can be minimal sedation; during which you are generally awake, yet slightly sedated. In the case of moderate sedation, you can remain conscious during the whole procedure, but do not remember much of it.
Deep sedation involves the fact that you are somewhere on the edge of consciousness, but, still, you can be awakened. And in the case of general anesthesia, you are fully sedated and cannot feel anything.
There can be inhaled minimal sedation, orally-administered sedation and also IV moderate sedation, and the final level is that of deep sedation. Local anesthesia is still required for any type of sedation.
