Sedation dentistry helps you feel calm, relaxed and at ease during dental procedures. It’s a moderate level of sedation, so you’re still technically awake but feeling very carefree.
It’s sometimes called conscious sedation dentistry or “twilight sleep” because it creates a state of short-term amnesia (forgetfulness) where you experience insensitivity to pain without the loss of consciousness.
Even though you are not completely asleep, you will be drowsy, relaxed and pain-free during the procedure. The sedative drugs combined with analgesics and local anaesthesia ensures that you will have no pain. The drugs will also contribute towards a pain-free period after the operation.
The recovery time depends on the drugs used, the patient’s individual response to the drugs, and the time spent under sedation. The drugs and doses that are used for sedation have a rapid onset and offset.
After the administration of the sedative drugs is stopped, recovery is swift and in most cases, less than about 30 minutes, which is the time that you will need to remain at the clinic before being allowed to go home with a family/friend.
Our expert Sedation Practitioner will carefully monitor you to ensure that you are fit for discharge and feeling comfortable. Thereafter you may remain drowsy for a few hours and will be given specific written and verbal instructions prior to being sedated, on what to do.
Conscious sedation induces a state of deep relaxation. In over 90% of people, the drugs used for conscious sedation produce either partial or full memory loss (amnesia) for the period when the drug first kicks in until it wears off. As a result, time will appear to pass very quickly. Consequently, people who remember nothing at all frequently report that they were “asleep” during the procedure.
Yes, the sedationist will be by your side all the time as the sedation drugs are administered continuously throughout the surgery. Additionally, your pulse, oxygen levels and blood pressure are constantly monitored and recorded to ensure your wellbeing.
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