Have Dental Pain But You're Too Afraid To See A Dentist? What To Know About Getting Put Under

If your mouth has had some pain and you haven't been to the dentist in years because you're afraid, your appointment for a cleaning and inspection couldn't come soon enough. To help with your fear, you'll want to find a local dentist that offers sedation during their appointments so you can be at ease while you have to sit in the chair. You don't want to jeopardize your oral health because you are scared to get work done.

It doesn't matter if you're in the chair for a short amount of time or all day, the sedation dentist can make things much easier for you. Ask each dentist you are considering using about the following things.

Sedation Options

The sedation options that will work for you may vary. Ask about the following options, if your insurance will cover it, or what the additional costs will be:

• Oral medications to cause drowsiness that are taken at home
• IV sedation options given at the office that will put you asleep during your appointment
• A gas mask to put you at ease during the appointment and potentially cause drowsiness

Along with these different options, you'll be given numbing medication to help with the pain. Your dentist can recommend what you should have based on the procedures you're having done and your level of fear.

All-in-One Appointment

Ask if you can get the cleaning, any fillings, root canals or other work that needs to be done in one appointment. If you are worried you will need a lot of work done, have x-rays done in advance. This way the dentist can plan accordingly and figure out what you're going to need for your appointment. This way you won't have to feel anything, regardless if they are just scraping plaque or drilling into the teeth. Find out what preparations you have to make in advance to get everything done in one appointment.

The dentist may want you to take relaxation medication at home before you get to the appointment, and then you'll get another type of sedation before the work is started and you're sitting in the chair. If you know you need to have your teeth checked out and that you have pain that is an oral health problem, don't wait any longer to get an appointment. You don't want to end up with an oral abscess or any type of infection that could cause you severe harm. 

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