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Emilyly
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Hey all, just joined to ask this.
I was wondering if anyone here has had experience with gas for conscious sedation or general anesthesia.
I'm mainly just looking to have an exam and cleaning, but anxiety and sensory issues have put me off from this for a long time. I have bad needle phobia too, so while a lot of dentists near me offer IV sedation, I don't really want to go with this route. However, I did see a few that offer general anesthesia too.
I did some googling and it seems sevoflurane is the most common general anesthesia gas they use for putting people under who have needle phobia, but I saw people mention that going under wasn't so elegant compared to what they give you through an IV. It sounded like there'd be a few seconds of things sounding weird and feeling jittery before you're under so I'm also feeling a bit nervous about this, and nor I didn't see any mentions of feeling relaxed, though this is all anecdotal.
Would anyone here with experience with sevoflurane, whether that be as a dentist or patient, be able to weigh in?
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
I was wondering if anyone here has had experience with gas for conscious sedation or general anesthesia.
I'm mainly just looking to have an exam and cleaning, but anxiety and sensory issues have put me off from this for a long time. I have bad needle phobia too, so while a lot of dentists near me offer IV sedation, I don't really want to go with this route. However, I did see a few that offer general anesthesia too.
I did some googling and it seems sevoflurane is the most common general anesthesia gas they use for putting people under who have needle phobia, but I saw people mention that going under wasn't so elegant compared to what they give you through an IV. It sounded like there'd be a few seconds of things sounding weird and feeling jittery before you're under so I'm also feeling a bit nervous about this, and nor I didn't see any mentions of feeling relaxed, though this is all anecdotal.
Would anyone here with experience with sevoflurane, whether that be as a dentist or patient, be able to weigh in?
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
