Most dental clinic patients find it difficult to imagine how they can treat their teeth under general anesthesia. Of course, almost every second is afraid of dentists, but at some point for compulsory treatment, all willpower and courage are gathered into a fist. In addition, in all clinics today, doctors use local anesthesia, and the treatment procedure is completely painless. Why should such radical treatment of teeth under general anesthesia be necessary? In fact, this is not a whim, but a real necessity for a certain category of patients.
When is general anesthesia used in dentistry?
In dentistry absolutely different people come. Each of the patients treats the treatment in their own way: for someone, tooth extraction is a trifling matter, and someone on the trip to the dentist is set up for weeks. Both the first and second are mostly satisfied with local anesthesia, and even do without it. But there is such a category of people for whom dental treatment without general anesthesia can end tragically.
It's not a matter of fear. Dental treatment under general anesthesia is required when a person has so-called severe concomitant diseases. These patients live in a special regime, and accordingly, and treatment for them requires an unusual. Every year the number of such special patients increases. And if earlier in the category were mostly people over forty, now an unusual treatment is required for an increasing number of young people.
Teeth under adult anesthesia are treated in the following cases:
- General anesthesia is required when the patient suffers from severe cardiovascular diseases .
- Special treatment is needed by people suffering from neurological disorders, and those who are afraid of a dental chair panically. If for any reason (mental or psychological) the patient can not control himself at the dentist's reception, he will also need general anesthesia.
- Dental treatment under general anesthesia is also relevant for patients suffering from respiratory diseases.
- Serious problems with the immune system and allergic reactions are another reason to treat the teeth under general anesthesia.
Of course, the presence of all concomitant diseases should be confirmed by appropriate certificates.
Features of treatment of teeth under anesthesia
Anesthesia treatment is a real operation. In the process, a professional anesthesiologist is necessarily involved, and preparation for the procedure and rehabilitation after it take longer than usual treatment.
- Initially, the attitude towards special patients should be more attentive.
- Before the treatment of the teeth, the patient must undergo a physical examination. Based on the certificates received, specialists choose the most appropriate method of treatment.
- Preparation for treatment under anesthesia is mandatory. The nuances of training are determined by doctors depending on the concomitant disease.
- After the procedure, the patient needs some time to spend in the hospital to normally withdraw from anesthesia.
Despite all the difficulties, treating the teeth in a dream is considered effective and safe. The patient does not feel any discomfort by gently entering the anesthesia and easily waking up after it. Sometimes after a general anesthesia patient
Of course, the treatment of teeth under anesthesia has a number of contraindications:
- It is impossible to apply this method to people suffering from acute infectious diseases.
- Anesthesia is prohibited for diabetes mellitus, as well as for diseases of the liver and kidneys that are at the stage of decompensation.
- People who have not recovered from a heart attack or stroke are also advised to refrain from undergoing anesthesia.