Nervous Patient Treatments In Bromley

Need to visit the dentist but worried? get in touch today and see how All Smiles can ease your concerns.

IV Sedation / Nervous Patients

The most common reason for putting off visiting the dentist is fear. Often, patients put up with unnecessary pain and discomfort for months until it becomes unbearable because they are afraid of visiting the dentist. An easily-remedied dental problem then becomes more difficult, more invasive and more costly to treat.

There are many reasons for this fear: a bad past experience, difficulty in getting numb with local anaesthetic, a phobia of the smells or sounds of the dental surgery, sensitive teeth. . . Sometimes, there’s no logical explanation for the fear, but whatever the cause, sedation can make a big difference. Using IV sedation, you will be fully relaxed for the duration of your treatment, experiencing no pain and remembering little of the treatment afterwards. You will also be monitored continuously to ensure you are medically well.

At All Smiles we have an in-house anaesthetist, Dr Mohan who will will sedate patients within safe guidelines, and the practice also has full resuscitation facilities in the unlikely event of an emergency.

Genuine 5 Star Google Patient Reviews

[grw id="2180"]

HOW DOES SEDATION WORK?

If you opt for sedation, you will be given intravenous sedative drugs using safe and proven techniques. Our anaesthetist will administer an IV to enable medications for relaxation to enter your body. These drugs will quickly put you in a relaxed stated that is maintained and monitored for the duration of your treatment. This is not a ‘general anaesthetic’ like those administered in hospitals, as you will breathe on your own, but you won’t be aware of or remember any dental procedures or even getting numb. After the procedure is finished you’ll be brought round, and should have a friend or family member to take you home as you won’t be able to drive. The effects of IV sedation can last for five to six hours.

As well as helping nervous patients to relax, the use of IV sedation enables us to complete multiple procedures in one appointment, which otherwise may be too tiring or uncomfortable. It’s also very helpful for patients with a strong gag reflex that can otherwise make treatment difficult. There are many other reasons patients opt for sedation:

TREATMENT BENEFITS

ZFear of dental treatment, dentists or the smells and sounds of the surgery
ZHistory of traumatic dental experiences
ZVery sensitive gag reflex
ZDifficulty opening the mouth for long periods
ZDifficulty getting numb
ZVery sensitive teeth
ZComplex dental problems or a need for dental surgery
ZIn denial of a dental problem until the pain is unbearable
ZHave not received professional dental care for many years
ZGet repeat prescriptions from different dentists or doctors for painkillers
ZExperience sweaty palms or find yourself gripping the armrests
ZExperienced sedation in the past that did not work well

IV sedation can help with all these problems, ensuring you get the dental treatment you need it when you need it, avoiding unnecessary pain and discomfort, and potentially more serious dental problems. Our anaesthetist Molly Hedley regularly checks all equipment to ensure it is working properly, and can answer any questions you may have about IV sedation treatment.

THE WAND

If we discover you need any general dental treatment during your regular dental check-up, we’ll explain our findings and will give you a detailed treatment plan. We use the unique Wand system to administer any local anaesthetic required during treatment. The Wand delivers a steady, controlled flow of anaesthetic and vibrates to minimise the “bee sting” effect associated with standard needles.

Arrange a Consultation

Become a new patient today, at All Smiles. We make a point of helping our patients to feel happy and relaxed about visiting the dentist. Removing any fear of the unknown is an important part of this commitment.

Reasons to Choose All Smiles

5 star reviews

Don't just take our word for it, we have 100's of independently verified reviews from happy patients of ours.

Flexible Availability

We offer both late evening and Saturday appointments to accommodate most schedules.

Personalised care

We value each individual patient and treat them in their own unique way to understand and tailor treatments to their needs and wishes.

WHY CHOOSE US

ZDr Ash is also a fully qualified medical doctor (1 of only 20 other dentists in the country)
ZNo obligation consultations on aesthetic treatments
ZMultiple 5 star Google reviews
ZLate evening & Saturday appointments
ZFlexible finance plans to help with treatment fees
ZDental practice on the High Street
ZDedicated and committed team

PATIENT REVIEW

Dr Ash is the practitioner who other dentists visit to learn from. He also has a superb team backing him who are totally professional yet never lose the human touch. You will become their friends who are totally dedicated to getting your teeth in shape…If you are thinking of having this treatment you can have absolute confidence in the brilliant All Smiles team

Martin

All on four (same Day Teeth)