Conscious sedation
Do your hands tremble and your heart beats at the thought that you have to go to the dentist?
We have the ideal solution for you!
Together, let’s face the bull head-on, or were we not in Vila Franca de Xira!
Promoting the least traumatic dental treatment possible is our goal, but there are still patients with fears and anxieties, and to help combat these phobias, we have two types of Conscious Sedation at your disposal according to the treatments needed for your good oral health. Please treat your smile, there is a solution.
What is Inhalation Conscious Sedation?
It is a safe and non-invasive technique that reduces fear, anxiety and vomiting reflex, which can be applied in adults and children. It involves the inhalation of a gas – nitrous oxide – through a mask.
Patients remain awake, calm and cooperative for the planned treatments.
In whom can it be administered?
Usually, conscious sedation is a technique most used in children from 4 years old and in people with special needs who do not cooperate in dental consultations. However, this practice can be used in most people, with the exception of more complicated conditions such as pneumothorax, subcutaneous pulmonary emphysema or traumatic brain injury.
For these reasons, conscious sedation is administered by our competent professionals and after evaluation of the clinical history. An excellent and safe option not to make the visit to the dentist a traumatic situation.
What are the advantages?
- Treatments are carried out with the patient more relaxed and without pain, so the effectiveness of clinical acts is greater
- It is safe because the doctor can change the sedation level at any time
- It is a technique that can be used in all procedures and areas of dental medicine, from implant surgery to dental restoration
- É a alternativa mais simples e económica, quando comparada com uma anestesia geral
And after the consultation?
A recuperação é rápida, o que permite voltar à rotina do dia-a-dia pouco tempo depois dos procedimentos.
What is IV Conscious Sedation?
Sedation consists in relieving anxiety and agitation, as well as controlling the patient’s physical discomfort/pain, inducing a state of tranquility, with the aim of controlling their involuntary behavior and promoting their cooperation safely.
In collaboration with the Dentist, we have a team made up of anesthetists and nurses experienced in the area of sedation.
With the use of high-fidelity equipment for continuous intravenous infusion of drugs and permanent monitoring of vital signs, we are able to induce a degree of sedation that can go from mild to moderate, depending on the dentist’s need and patient comfort.
In whom can it be administered?
Intravenous sedation may be applied to children from 6 years of age (or younger, depending on prior assessment). An excellent and safe option for long-term treatments and not make the visit to the dentist a traumatic situation.
What are the advantages?
The patient is calm and cooperative, maintaining the ability to answer simple questions without provoking any kind of changes in the cardio-respiratory system.
The patient presents with moderate depression of the state of consciousness, appearing slightly drowsy but easily awakened. In this type of sedation the patient retains the ability to respond to simple questions and tactile stimulations. There are no changes in the cardio-respiratory level.
And after the consultation?
Driving and/or handling of any motor vehicle or other machinery is contraindicated. The patient must be accompanied by an adult during the hours following the procedure.
Patient evaluation
A Sedacare fará uma prévia e rigorosa avaliação médica de cada paciente, com a sujeição do mesmo a um questionário pré -anestésico e consentimento informado que serão respondidos e assinados pelo paciente (ou representante legal) aquando do pedido de marcação do procedimento de sedação.
The pre-anesthetic questionnaire will subsequently be evaluated and validated by the sedation procedure by the Anesthesiologist responsible for the service to be provided. At this time, the patient may be asked for some tests and/or additional analyses to evaluate the sedation procedure.
In the days before the sedation procedure, the Sedacare team will contact the patient to clarify any doubts that may exist on their part (or legal representative), as well as give the following instructions on the day of intervention, how is the fast and the need for follow-up by a family member or friend in the postoperative period.
On the day of the procedure, immediately before the start of sedation, the patient will be once again explained the entire procedure that will be carried out.
Throughout the procedure/dental surgery, a strict and rigorous control of all vital parameters will be carried out by the Sedacare team if they are recorded in the patient’s internal monitoring document.
No final do procedimento/cirurgia a equipa da Sedacare manter-se-á junto do paciente até que seja aprovada a “alta” por parte da equipa da Sedacare.
First time
Evaluation appointment
The price of conscious sedation in A Clínica varies according to the needs and complexity of the intervention. Both are taken into consideration by our experts in a thorough assessment consultation. Each case is a case and needs detailed clinical evaluation before we offer any price. More important than the price will be to have a personalized plan that benefits your oral health.
Mark your evaluation appointment to know the actual price of treatment.
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