How sedation dentistry SAVED HER LIFE! Is it right for you?

[@TheWoodland12]

I wish you all took my insurance. I got sick a few years ago and it ruined my teeth. I never had a cavity for 22 years 4 years later I can’t find a sedation dentist anywhere in ga that takes my insurance.

[@EBBIEH]

What was your insurance if you don’t mind me asking?

[@pabloescobar7802]

Had oral surgery today .. sedation is the only way to go ..

[@Iristhevirus23]

I have to get laughing gas for my cleanings

[@austin_b33l14]

How can I feel not there or asleep without the iv sedation that’s my fear the needle and ontop the dentist aswell doesn’t add up very well

[@ameerahvalle8538]

Ask your dentist if they can give you a anti anxiety medication before the procedure & laughing gas so you won’t feel the needle

[@abujagall]

Sorry this is long but I haven't been to the dentist in a few years because once I became an adult do to my terminal illness my health has really started going down the drain. I am going to be scheduling an appointment once this craziness from covid 19 settle down to the point where I can go.. We finally got my health and immune system somewhat stable but not going back up. Two previous bad experiences I had at previous dentists are the following. 1 A this first dentist that I went to had gloves but no mask on while examining me and since I can't see too well and due to the bright light it took me a while to notice and with my health if you're working on me you better be wearing a mask because of my very weak immune system I can get infections that other people couldn't and I can get ill really easily. Next day I woke up with a fever and had to be on my breathing machine a little bit more throughout the day than usual. The second experience was when we started noticing my health starting to decline a bit more and every now and again I would need my nurse to accompany me throughout the day not 24/7 . And when I went to the dentist a different dental office they wouldn't let my nurse accompany me throughout the whole procedure and I was not okay with that so we left. . Now due to where my health is at I do require my 24/7 nurse to be with me at all time because my health problems can flare up at any given time. And it's especially best that she's with me when I am receiving IV therapy I get IV therapy every day. I'm on a 24/7 feeding pump so she manages that along with my IV machine by making the feeding go in faster and slower as needed I'm on a continuous oxygen monitor so that way if my oxygen does drop she can help Me by getting my oxygen concentrator on me and going . and I am a fall risk so when I walk she is my support. But anyways this probably depends on the particular dental office and the provider but will the hygienist and the dentist allow my nurse to be right by me the entire time during my dental appointment and if I do have to have a procedure done that requires some form of sedation? Because if I need some help she has to be there to help me out. She even needs to help me get up and lay down on the chair because I lost a lot of strength. And if the oxygen monitor slows down on the beeping she has to be able to be right by me to get my oxygen concentrator on me and started. I'm a bit nervous to go because one haven't been in a couple years two it's the first time that I will be going with all these changes such as all the equipment and me needing my nurse / caregiver by me at all times I know that whenever I do have to go under sedation I wouldn't be on my feeding but when it comes to just regular exams and cleanings I would be on my continuous feeding. And another thing since my nurse has to stick me with an IV every time she gives some of my Iv treatments she knows how my veins work the best and the best ways to start one on me. I also have what's called a mediport and that always has an IV in it to give me continuous IV medications. The peripheral IV is just for medications given certain times throughout the day. Again it probably depends on the specific office and provider but since starting an IV on me can be tricky I would much rather have my nurse do it since she knows how to start one on me the best. Whenever I go into the hospital for two weeks worth of treatment the nurses always gives me the option of having them start an IV or my 24/7 nurse and most of the time my full-time nurse knows how to start an IV the best for me specifically I mainly only let her do it.. Due to the surgeries that I had where I required a ventilator and due to the liquid iron I was taking at the time I do know that when I do go I'm going to need a bit of dental work done

[@maggie0285]

I like the name Dental Spa!

[@dedel-o-bailey7254]

Horrible experience age since 8

[@Thankful305]

Same! With over 35 years w/ no issues. Now in my mid 60's, I need a crown and next a filling, and its literally traumatizing!