Preventing Mental Anxiety Problems with Dental Sedation

There are many
situations in which the so-called “fear of the dentist”, which can set in as a
result of traumatic experiences, creates in patients a psychological obstacle
that prevents them from regularly visiting the dental office. The consequence
would be the aggravation of the dental problem, more money paid on treatments,
but also the accumulation of additional stress. Choosing
Denver sedation dentistry
as a first option
can greatly alleviate fear of dental work.
Currently, the substances used in dentistry to stop the reception, transmission or perception of the painful sensation are numerous and varied. Historically, the first substance used as a local anesthetic was cocaine. Along with ether and procaine, it led to interesting observations and studies, which, over time, laid the foundations of modern anesthesiology.
Currently, lidocaine and articain are most commonly used as local anesthetics. Most of the time, they are associated with a substance with a vasoconstrictor effect, such as adrenaline, due to the advantages it provides.
In addition to anesthesia, dentist-related mental health problems are successfully prevented with the help of dental sedation techniques. Sedation can be mild (inhalosedation), moderate (IV sedation) or profound (deep sedation), in each case the patient being brought into a state of relaxation, with the help of substances safely administered by the dentist or by an anesthesiologist.









