How Dental Sedation Can Help Your Child During a Dental Visit

The painless pediatric dentist can provide dental sedation options to keep your child comfortable during dental appointments. Patients of all ages need regular dental care, but dental anxiety can make it harder to keep up with routine dental appointments. Establishing a healthy routine from an early age can help children cultivate a lifelong habit of oral care.

How dental sedation helps

Kid-friendly dental offices and parental efforts are often not enough to curb some children’s fear of the dentist. This fear can prevent them from getting the treatment required to ensure good oral health and development. If their dental fears persist into adulthood, they may find themselves constantly postponing necessary dental treatment.

Dental sedation is an important tool used by pediatric dental specialists to help children relax during a dental visit. The sedation mediation allows the dentist to induce various levels of suppressed consciousness. Although anesthesia may also be used, it should not be confused with sedation. The former helps minimize pain during dental procedures. Sedation helps relieve emotions caused by dental anxiety. Children under sedation can breathe without help and react to verbal cues or physical stimuli.

A pain-free dental experience

A child who has received shots may think that regular local anesthetic needles are scary. Also, a local anesthetic does not eliminate the discomfort of holding the jaw wide open or undergoing dental procedures. Dental sedation gives the child a calm and pain-free experience regardless of the procedure.

A quick and effective procedure

Children tend to squirm, and it is even harder to stay still when a stranger is performing a procedure in their mouth. Regardless of the dentist’s experience, it might affect the length of time needed to complete a procedure, even dental cleaning. It becomes even more difficult when multiple procedures need to be done. Dental sedation can ensure that children can get the most of their dental visit.

How dental sedation works

At a dental appointment, the dentist will put an oxygen mask over the child’s nose to administer odorless and colorless nitrous oxide. The gas induces a deep sense of calmness and minimal physical sensation, but not so much that the patient falls asleep.

The goal is to have your child remain calm for as long as the gas is being administered, and the painless pediatric dentist will continue to monitor sedation levels. After completing the procedure, the gas will be turned off, and the child will return to their normal conscious state within minutes.

With certain deeper sedation procedures, the dental team will monitor the child’s vitals, including respiration, blood pressure, and heart rate. After treatment, the child will feel slightly drowsy, and they should be watched until their vital signs return to normal. The child can return home for a nap before resuming their regular activities.

Final note

You can help your child get a positive dental experience by opting for dental sedation. It can help them later in life to overcome dental anxiety and maintain regular dental care. To learn more about your options, talk to the painless pediatric dentist.

Request an appointment here: https://camelbackpedoortho.com or call Camelback Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics at (602) 595-3531 for an appointment in our Phoenix office.

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