Those who suffer from toothache have a fear of the dentist, and they can experience great problems. People who avoid going to the dentist until they reach dimensions that endanger their oral and dental health may lose their teeth. Fear of the dentist is one of the most common fears. Experts state that the most appropriate treatment method for people who cannot overcome their fear of dentists is treatment with sleep. The fear of the dentist, which has been observed to increase in the recent period, increases the demand for the “treatment by sleeping” method. Impacted teeth and wisdom tooth extraction and implant applications, which are more painful than normal treatments, are performed under general anesthesia in adult patients.
GENERAL ANESTHESIA IS APPLIED FOR PATIENT COMFORT
Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery Specialist Dt. Mehmet Askar stated that the “fear of the dentist”, which is seen in adults as well as children, is unfounded, but that they treat those who cannot cope with this situation by “putting them to sleep”. Mentioning that dental surgery procedures have been frequently preferred in adult patients by being put to sleep, Mehmet Askar said, “Child and adult patients with fear of the dentist, patients with special needs where isolation and patient stabilization cannot be achieved in the surgical area during the treatment due to nausea reflex, and patients with special needs where it is not possible to perform the procedure in the dentist unit. The dental treatment of individuals is done by putting them to sleep”. Askar stated that general anesthesia is preferred for patient comfort in cases of multiple implant treatments, large cyst or tumor operations with a long procedure time.
IF THERE ARE NO SPECIAL CONDITIONS, THE PATIENT IS DISCHARGED THE SAME DAY
Stating that tooth extractions, which are thought to be complicated with the extraction of impacted wisdom teeth, can also be performed by putting the patient to sleep, Askar said, “The procedures performed under sedation or general anesthesia are completed in a full-fledged hospital, operating room environment and with an anesthesia team who are experts in their field. If our patient does not have a concomitant chronic systemic disease or a special condition that requires follow-up, he or she is discharged on the same day.
IT IS PREFERRED IN IMPLANT APPLICATIONS
Emphasizing that the interest in implant applications, which develops with technology, is increasing day by day, Askar said, “The advantages such as closing the missing tooth gap without the need to reduce the adjacent teeth in single tooth deficiencies, and providing the patients with fixed prosthesis instead of removable prosthesis in cases of multiple tooth loss or complete toothlessness, are the reasons why our patients prefer dental implants. are the main reasons. Completing the implant surgery under general anesthesia is a comfortable method for our patients who have to postpone their implant treatment because they cannot have the surgical procedure. With the patient-specific treatment planning, after the implant application, it is waited for a few days for healing, the implant is ensured to fuse with the bone, and the coating and prosthesis stages for the implant tops are continued in the clinic.