Dental sedation - anyone been through it?

MrsE_2

HC wrote: »

That scares the bejesus out of me!

Cigarettes, great.
Wine, lovely.

Drugs - eeek!

I hate even taking paracetamol

Morphine is the medical version. Its much safer than a gereral or the old gas dentists used to give.

Believe me, after this, you're NEVER going to want to have ANY dental work done without it, as you are nervous (like me).

zzzLazyDaisy

I PROMISE you will not know a thing - and I am terrified of the dentist.

I sleep like the dead afterwards, and definitely am not fit to drive for about 24 hours.

tomstickland

HC wrote: »

That scares the bejesus out of me!

Cigarettes, great.
Wine, lovely.

Drugs - eeek!

I hate even taking paracetamol

Nicotone and alcohol are drugs.

Actually, even recalling this from 16 years ago has given me a warm, elated feeling. Enjoy the trip. No pain.

HC_2

MrsE wrote: »

I don't know how much that jab is on its own, but if they gave it out willy nilly (like my old dentish did years & years ago - but it was cheap then), anyway whatever it costs its worth it, I would get it for fillings if I could.

I freeze when the drill starts.........

I'm so glad I'm not the only one. I feel like a real pathetic imbecile for being so stupid about it. I always feel as if everyone else is so sensible and mature and I'm the only one behaving like a 5-year-old.

I hadn't been to a dentist for more than 10 years until recently. Unbearable agony precipitated my sudden return...

MrsE_2

http://www.dentalfearcentral.org/iv_sedation.html

HC_2

tomstickland wrote: »

Nicotone and alcohol are drugs.

Of course, but you are in control of those. You don't have someone else deciding the dose and shoving up your vein.

HC_2

tomstickland wrote: »

Actually, even recalling this from 16 years ago has given me a warm, elated feeling. Enjoy the trip. No pain.

I'm almost looking forward to it after all you lovely people have posted!

HC_2

MrsE wrote: »

http://www.dentalfearcentral.org/iv_sedation.html

Great site, thanks.

krisskross

I think you get given a sedative like valium and an amnesiac so you won't remember it anyway. I'm pretty sure you also get the local anaesthetic into your gums.

cocoluvsmummy

I had sedation for my wisdom teeth, i was offered local aneasthetic and told them no way. I can remember going into the room, having the "butterfly" put in the back of my hand, then nothing until i woke up in the recovery room, don't even remember walking into the recovery room which i must have done. I then talked non stop compeltly hyper for a couple of hours..poor husband in the car wdriving me, then home to bed where i slept for hours. The worst thing was i did feel "spaced" out for 24 hours afterwards, was also advised i wasn't to sign anyhting legal for 48 hours due to the effects.