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GENERAL ANESTHESIA
General anesthesia produces a state of unconsciousness wherein you are
completely asleep during your treatment. General anesthesia is
fast-acting, taking effect in approximately one minute, and can be
controlled to increase or decrease your level of sedation safely and
precisely.
If you are afraid of receiving dental treatment, you will not have to
get over your fear on your own, because you will sleep through your
treatment. It can be a great help to treat the very young patient
as early as 2 years old for extensive dental treatment caused by trauma
or Bottle Syndrome.
General Anesthesia Sedation is also very helpful if you have special needs such as physical or mental
disabilities, are in recovery from an addiction, or have complex
medical conditions. Sedation dentistry can put you at ease while undergoing dental treatment whether treating one tooth or the entire mouth with zero memory of any you
will feel no pain while the treatment is being done. You will not hear, smell or taste anything. Your appointment will be a dream and hours in the chair will feel like minutes.
When you receive general anesthesia during your dental treatment you
will have no memory of the procedure. This modality is predictable,
comfortable, and ensures that your dental treatment can be easily
completed.
Benefits of IV Sedation:
- It's extremely effective for moderate to severe anxiety
- It's quick-acting
- The level of sedation can be adjusted during the procedure so that you remain comfortable at all times
- In many cases, you can get ALL of your dental work done in one visit
During General Anesthesia (IV Sedation), an anti-anxiety drug is administered into the bloodstream to achieve a state of "deep sedation" in which you won't remember much about the procedure afterwards.
For extensive cases we use the services of Dr. Maurice Gross, Board Certified anesthesiologist that monitors the patient while Dr. Navas performs the dental treatment.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
- You need to have a responsible
adult drive you home.
- We may need a Clearance Letter from your attending physician depending on your health conditions.
- EMPTY STOMACH: Please follow our instructions for NO FOOD, NO DRINK
- You will need 4-6 hours of calm recovery after your Anesthesia appointment.
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