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LondonGirl1984
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Hi,
I'm a very nervous patient with a severe gag reflex so the poor dentist cant even put a mirror in my mouth, let alone all the tools needed for treatment. This is all due to having generalised anxiety and a few bad experiences with dentists. IV sedation has worked great for me in the past and have managed to have wisdom teeth removed this way.
The last 2 attempts at IV sedation have been very unsuccessful and I really need treatment.
The sedation works great to relax my body and I don't remember anything however, it seems that it doesn't relax my mind. Dentists have told me that when I am sedated, I refuse to open my mouth so they end up not being able to carry out treatment. I don't have any recollection of this afterwards.
I'm at a loss on how I am ever going to have simple dental treatment. Its taken me such a long time to even be able to sit in a dental chair and now knowing that sedation wont help, its really sent be backwards.
Is there anything I can do to help the sedation work? I do meditation and loads of deep breathing before appointments. I don't have high anxiety before going under so I don't understand what the issue is.
Thanks for your help!
I'm a very nervous patient with a severe gag reflex so the poor dentist cant even put a mirror in my mouth, let alone all the tools needed for treatment. This is all due to having generalised anxiety and a few bad experiences with dentists. IV sedation has worked great for me in the past and have managed to have wisdom teeth removed this way.
The last 2 attempts at IV sedation have been very unsuccessful and I really need treatment.
The sedation works great to relax my body and I don't remember anything however, it seems that it doesn't relax my mind. Dentists have told me that when I am sedated, I refuse to open my mouth so they end up not being able to carry out treatment. I don't have any recollection of this afterwards.
I'm at a loss on how I am ever going to have simple dental treatment. Its taken me such a long time to even be able to sit in a dental chair and now knowing that sedation wont help, its really sent be backwards.
Is there anything I can do to help the sedation work? I do meditation and loads of deep breathing before appointments. I don't have high anxiety before going under so I don't understand what the issue is.
Thanks for your help!