has any one been to the dentist and had a sedation and if so whats it like?
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The most common type of sedation in dentistry is IV Sedation which is like a 'twilight' type of sleep.  A typical mixture of drugs administed via IV during the procedure is Ativan and Demoral.  You are still awake enough to be able to open wider if the dentist asks you to, yet you are completely relaxed and you will not remember anything after the procedure.  I was under the influence of IV Sedation when I had my wisdom teeth removed and I do not remember a thing.  It's a nice procedure.
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When I purchased our practice long ago, we took over from a retiring dentist.  There was one family Iremember the mom was all over us, "She wanted to know who these new kids were?"  Well we saw the girls, it was one question after another.  We finsihed the exam.  Each girl had 6-7 cavities.   She wanted  us to show her, so we did as best we could pulled out the X-ray, tried to cam a full year of radiography into a 30 second explanation.  pocked the little pocky thing(exporer) into some stick spots.  Well needless to say they never came back.  They even went so far as to call the previous owner and tell them how agressive we were.  Turns out the previous dentist was terified of the mom and dad,  She had always been all over him and over the years  he just wanted to get them out of the office whenever they came in.  He under treated unintentionally because of the mother and father.  \n\nAs far as your situation, look, if you don't trust your dentist, ask him to show you the cavity.   Whenever I sense that a patient is not confident in my diagnosis. I'll stop in the middle of the procedure get my intraoral cameral and take a snapshot of the lesion.  ust to re-assure the patient that he has made the right decision.  Ask your dentist if he can show you the cavity.  We love questions.  Good luck\nThey are your teeth, you have the right to ask questions.
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I hate, loath. detest the dentist so my every empathy and support to you.\nMy dentist was so rude and nasty and that was one of my problems he scared me more so in the end my husband changed my dentist and went with me to the new one. I am still scared but finding a nice, understanding dentist does help honest.My husband come with  me every time I go and nowing someone else is outside waiting for you helps so is there anyone that will go with you? If not think of all of us on here when you are in chair and all the support you have and you are not on your own there are thousands like you and even though I am 46 still like it!
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I know its scary honey, but trust me - if you don't tell your mum and go to the dentist, the pain in your tooth will get really bad. I'd advise that you take a personal stereo with you and listen to some music while the dentist is doing your fillings because the noise of the drill is the scariest part in my opinion. Try not to worry too much about it, I know it's scary when you've never had fillings before and you don't know what to expect, but it's really not that bad, I promise.
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In addition to all of the answers that you have gotten already I wanted to suggest making sure that you have reliable transportation to and from the dentist's office (preferably a family member or close friend).  With that dosage of valium it could be dangerous if you tried to drive yourself.  Good luck!  You should be in no pain tomorrow!
615993
sounds pretty bad. dont clench ur teeth :)
479917
Do you remember your last immunization shots? It's not as bad as that, although it takes a few moments longer. So, no, it doesn't hurt but you will feel it. It's not a big needle and you won't feel the blood coming out.\n\nI'm really freaked out by needles, too. The truth is that the anxiety is worse than actually getting it done. Keep in mind that it only takes a few seconds and that there are far worse things to be awake through. Getting your blood tested is a positive thing that renders important information. It's not like you are getting your teeth pulled, where you have to sit through the drilling, crunching and yanking at your jaw. \n\nJust try to keep it in perspective.
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I had four teeth extracted when I got my braces, but they did it in two seperate appointments.  The first appointment was bad but the second appointment I knew what to expect and it wasn't as bad.  Don't get me wrong, getting teeth pulled is no picnic but they used Novocain.  Maybe they would use some nitrous oxide on you that would help you relax.  As far as getting the braces themselves on, I don't think it was that bad.  The most discomfort I had was from my lips being stretched out.  I got them when I was a senior in high school.  They were on two and a half years.  The more cooperative you are with the orthodontist, like wearing the rubber bands when you are supposed to, the less time you'll be wearing the braces.
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I had my wisdom teeth out on Wednesday, I didn't swell up that much. But my right lower jaw is a little swollen and I have a tiny bruise on my chin (my guess is it's from where the oral surgeon had to hold on to me) I was put under for it though,so I didn't feel a thing during the surgery. I was just going to be given local anesthesia, because I did not want to pay the extra money to be put to sleep, but my mom freaked out and told me she'd pay for me to be put to sleep, so I (reluctantly) took her up on it. Is your TONGUE sore? Mine feels like it weighs a ton, and if I miss a dose of pain pills, IT HURTS SOOO BAD! I am happy it is finally over with though. I am at work right now and on some of the pain pills and don't know how the heck I am gonna make it home, lol, I feel almost like I am drunk and don't know what the heck is going on! \n\nAnyway, I got off track (see, I told you I don't know what's goin on)\nTo answer your question...No, you should not be swollen when your b/f comes to visit you. Alternate between cold and hot packs on your swollen jaw, 20 minutes cold, 20 minutes hot..\nAlso, do a lot of the salt water rinses especially after you eat. You don't want food getting caught in there.
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Hello,\n\n     Having a dental phobia is not uncommon. In fact, according to a recent study from Germany, it has been estimated that 11% of people are scared of the dentist (phobic). A bad experience is related in approximately 2/3 of the patients, followed by the fear of needles (1/3). You might also reply your hubby by saying that according to that study, 72% of women go to the dentist regularly, while only 60% of men do so. \n\n      But no matter the statistics and why you're scared, the situation is that you're in need of dental surgery. You have to get it done now. Delaying treatment IS NOT the solution. You have to deal with that now, and procrastination with your dental health won't help your cause. You have to know what is scary.\n\n      Do the following exercise. Take a sheet of paper and write down EVERYTHING scary in a dental office that might prevent you to undergo dental surgery. Do it now!!! Costs, Needles, Blood, Pain, Noise... Write it down.\nIt's a good mental exercise to identify what is repulsive in the dental environment.\n\n      After that, you can now discuss with your dentist of these factors. If you want to know more about this or about that, ASK! This will help to answer most of your questions. If you want to ask more details about the procedure, feel free to do so; he will be pleased to answer.\n\nYou know, the WEB and bingo rooms are excellent places to hear horror stories that won't help you to overcome your phobia. Stories of needles "long like this" and swellings "big like that" and affirmations like "Root canal treatments never work" are way too common. Your dentist knows the numbers and the procedures, and he's the person who will answer the best. Also, affirmations like "dentists always fail on me" are probably not only exagerated, but won't help to get a positive image and high expectations of dental treatments.\n\nToo often, patients don't express their concerns (except for delaying the next dental appointment). Nobody is the same, and your dentist must know what you expect, what you like and what you're scared of. Some patients like the dentist to explain everything before the procedure, some don't want to hear a single word. Everybody is different, and talking to your practicionner might help you to build a dentist-patient relationship based on trust and complaisance.\n\nAnd please, jump on the phone and take an appointment. Do it now! You don't have any other logical choice.
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You're right that it isn't just the pain that bothers you, it's the fear of the pain.  Some dentists now use tranquilizer  stuff that can help you relax so that they can get to the next step of actually working on the tooth.  In fact, some even will anesthetize you just like for a surgery, so you don't have to deal with it at all!\n\nYouch!  I'm not surprised that you would be scared of the pain, your story makes me scared just reading it!\n\nIf your molar is  broken you really need to get it taken care of--germs can get into the nerve and then you would really be bad off! \n\nBy the way, when you were 12, obviously the dentist didn't do a good job of anesthetizing the area.  He should have poked around a bit to see if it had taken yet, and since it hadn't he should have given you more novacaine!  I had a bad molar pulled and was worried about it, but the dentist gave me extra shots so it was really, really numb, and it was fine.
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OK, I had to have a HUGE filling a few months ago because I had a really big cavity that I'd ignored for a long time. To be honest, yes, it did hurt a bit getting it done, especially when the dentist drilled deep in the tooth, close to the nerve. \n\nBut when I saw the dentist then it was an emergency appointment just to fix that one tooth - he told me that I had a lot more cavities, but he couldn't do them because he was only for emergencies. He told me I should find another dentist to fill them ASAP as some of the cavities were fairly bad. Anyway, I ignored his advice and a couple of weeks ago needed to have a tooth extracted because it got so rotten.\n\nSo yes, getting deep cavities filled can be a bit painful, but it's certainly better than the alternative, which is leaving them to get so bad they need to be extracted. If you feel pain during the fillings, tell your dentist and he can give you more anaesthetic. And you won't even feel the needle if he needs to give you more, because your gum will be numb. Good luck!
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I have had many, many procedures on my teeth and I wouldn't do it any other way. I'd take that over novacaine or laughing gas any day. When they use an IV it's a sedation and it's very light so you snap out of it very quickly as compared to true anesthesia. I say enjoy every minute of it...it's like going on a vacation and being totally relaxed and next thing you know it's all done and you're home.
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Talk to your doctor and to your dentist and see what they have to say. I would probably say it's okay (except for the painkillers, possible), but to be on the safe side, TALK TO YOUR DENTIST AND YOUR DOCTOR!
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You barely feel the novacaine for a filling. those arent bad. \nnow getting teeth pulled.. that hurts.
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First of all, well done you for going!!! That's the first step in overcoming your fear. I totally understand where you're coming from, I'm scared of dentists too and hadn't been for 10 years, then was forced to go because of toothache. Like you, I found out I need a lot of work done, 9 fillings and all my wisdom teeth extracted because of decay. I found that out 2 months ago, and haven't done anything about it because I'm too scared. But now I'm starting to get problems with one of my teeth and it looks like I'm going to need a root canal.\n\nSo I understand your fear, but things WILL get worse if you leave them. Maybe consider sedation dentistry rather than GA? That's what I'm going to look into. Good luck.
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I am a dental assistant and honestly, yes it does hurt. Your best bet is to get a general anesthetic, (one that puts you to sleep.) When I had ine removed 3 years ago, I woke up and felt nothing because I was still under the anesthetic. After I woke from my nap however, I was in misery. My best advice is to take your pain medicine on schedule. It's alot easier to control the pain than to have to get rid of it again. Your cheeks will be "puffy" and the pain will last anywhere from 2-4 days. The nerve is not such a big deal. It sounds scary, but is in fact very common. Just avoid getting a dry socket by not smoking or drinking out of a straw and use COLD compresses. Hot will open the blood clod that has been formed after removal. From my experience having teeth removed is alot less hurtful then people believe due to the horror stories by other people. Just keep a positive attitude and don't work yourself up too much. Promise it's better then what you think. Hope this helps!!