Scared of the dentist

[Morwenna]

Hi

I have been scared of the dentist for many years now, probably since the school dentist used to remove my baby teeth and it used to hurt. Although as time has gone on, dentistry has become much better but my fear still remains with me.

By not going to the dentist for so long, most of my teeth have become pretty awful looking and I am just ashamed to show my teeth to people because they look so yellow and discoloured.

My partner says that I should have treatment under IV sedation. However I need so much work that I don't think it could be done under sedation. Would I be able to have a lot of work done under IV sedation or is it limited to certain procedures in dentistry.

[Dr Vahid Motahar]

Hi,

Thank you for your question.

All of the dental treatments such as fillings, root canals, crowns, veneers, cleaning, etc.. they all can be done under iv sedation. There is almost no limits to the number of time and the length of the time that one can be sedated. We already have had patients all of their dentistry was done under iv sedation in several sessions and each visit lasting 2-3 hours. So there is no limit. The only factor is just the cost of it as sedationist charge by the hour. If there is no financial problem then perfect. Even if there are some limitations financially, then you can always consider the option of financing for the dental treatment part anyway.