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Local anesthetics don't seem to work on me so my dentist said my only option is sedation for even minor work.
Has anyone had an IV sedation recently? What I don't understand is that they still give you a local anesthetic once sedated. If the anesthetic doesn't work, won't I still feel it?
Also, costs. How much did you pay for an IV sedation? I can't seem to get restorative work, requiring sedation, on NHS so private treatment opens up a whole new world of pricing.
Has anyone had an IV sedation recently? What I don't understand is that they still give you a local anesthetic once sedated. If the anesthetic doesn't work, won't I still feel it?
Also, costs. How much did you pay for an IV sedation? I can't seem to get restorative work, requiring sedation, on NHS so private treatment opens up a whole new world of pricing.
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I think that maybe if local anaesthetics don't work, you'll feel still feel it but just not really care (because you're sedated).
make sure you're not in a room with less than 2 people. you never know what a lone dentist will get up to with a willing body.
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I need to be sedated to have fillings, on account of my over active gag reflex, but I have never had it done (£££), so would be interested to hear how it goes.
I think that maybe if local anaesthetics don't work, you'll feel still feel it but just not really care (because you're sedated).
make sure you're not in a room with less than 2 people. you never know what a lone dentist will get up to with a willing body.
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I need to be sedated to have fillings, on account of my over active gag reflex, but I have never had it done (£££), so would be interested to hear how it goes.
Been sedated twice at the dentists, last time was about 7-8 years ago.
It's great, I had a lovely dental nurse chatting to me as I went under and came round feeling quite euphorically drunk but that wore off in 20 mins or so.
Apparently while coming down in the waiting room I stood up bolt upright and asked what happened, my bro told me I had just had some teeth out and I started politely knocking on the door to the treatment room saying I have to knock the dentist out for taking my teeth.
I can't remember how much it cost to be sedated but it wasn't a lot.
It's great, I had a lovely dental nurse chatting to me as I went under and came round feeling quite euphorically drunk but that wore off in 20 mins or so.
Apparently while coming down in the waiting room I stood up bolt upright and asked what happened, my bro told me I had just had some teeth out and I started politely knocking on the door to the treatment room saying I have to knock the dentist out for taking my teeth.
I can't remember how much it cost to be sedated but it wasn't a lot.
I've been IV sedated for recent dentistry work as I've a phobia of the dentist.
I refused to visit a dentist for many years but I finally realised I couldn't avoid them any longer. Sedation was my only option. I required quite invasive work and I found the in-chair experience stress free with little memory of the work. I started with a (private) dentist that got an anaesthetist in from an agency but this was expensive (circa £800). I changed dentist and my new dentist does the sedation himself. It works out much cheaper (£200) and does the same job. I am aware of the working being done at the time but as time goes on the memories fade.
I still have an injection to anaesthetise the tooth area (I guess it's the nerves around the tooth that need shutting down) but the IV sedation takes away all the anxiety of the dentist. It's quite a nice feeling if you like that sort of thing. Does the dentist make you feel anxious and is that why the anaesthetic doesn't work well?
I feel so relaxed that struggle to stop having a snooze when I'm in the chair.
I refused to visit a dentist for many years but I finally realised I couldn't avoid them any longer. Sedation was my only option. I required quite invasive work and I found the in-chair experience stress free with little memory of the work. I started with a (private) dentist that got an anaesthetist in from an agency but this was expensive (circa £800). I changed dentist and my new dentist does the sedation himself. It works out much cheaper (£200) and does the same job. I am aware of the working being done at the time but as time goes on the memories fade.
I still have an injection to anaesthetise the tooth area (I guess it's the nerves around the tooth that need shutting down) but the IV sedation takes away all the anxiety of the dentist. It's quite a nice feeling if you like that sort of thing. Does the dentist make you feel anxious and is that why the anaesthetic doesn't work well?
I feel so relaxed that struggle to stop having a snooze when I'm in the chair.
See it doesn't fill me with confidence when everyone who's had it says they can't remember anything. So for all we know, they could've been in severe pain but just because they don't remember it, doesn't mean it didn't happen!
I think I am highly anxious at the dentist now due to some bad experiences. But I think the bad experiences are due to anesthetic not working. No doubt the anxiety makes the anesthetic even less effective. My dentist is confused with me though as on 2 occasions I've had 5 injections only for her to abort the drilling because I could feel it all - although my face has been numb implying the anesthetic did work! Well yes, but not in the right place. She was amazed when I had 3 injections for a 'very minor' filling recently as she didn't even think it needed any injection let alone 3.
Even if/when I can afford this treatment, I'm still really nervous about it. My preference would be a general anesthetic and have everything possible done in 1 go. Can't see that happening though. I think it's going to cost me about £2k from what I've read because I need 2 sessions, which includes the treatment cost (an inlay) + sedation. Ouch
I think I am highly anxious at the dentist now due to some bad experiences. But I think the bad experiences are due to anesthetic not working. No doubt the anxiety makes the anesthetic even less effective. My dentist is confused with me though as on 2 occasions I've had 5 injections only for her to abort the drilling because I could feel it all - although my face has been numb implying the anesthetic did work! Well yes, but not in the right place. She was amazed when I had 3 injections for a 'very minor' filling recently as she didn't even think it needed any injection let alone 3.
Even if/when I can afford this treatment, I'm still really nervous about it. My preference would be a general anesthetic and have everything possible done in 1 go. Can't see that happening though. I think it's going to cost me about £2k from what I've read because I need 2 sessions, which includes the treatment cost (an inlay) + sedation. Ouch
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