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Before, patients with special needs and other medical conditions find it difficult to receive dental treatment. Making them sit still on the dental chair for longer periods is a huge challenge for the treating dentist. Now, dental innovations in the special needs dentistry allow patients with disabilities needs to receive dental treatments like normal patients do. Sedation and sleep dentistry provide solutions to treat the once hard to treat patients with disabilities.

Patients with mental and developmental disabilities such as Down’s syndrome, Alzheimer’s, Cerebral Palsy and behavioral problems can undergo dental treatment by administering sedation or sleep dentistry. Each dental procedure is designed to meet the needs and goals of each patient. The treating dentist will conduct an evaluation of the patient's dental health including mental and physical condition to determine which treatment applies to his case. Patients suffering from mild anxiety can undergo sedation dentistry treatment. This procedure involves putting the patient into a relaxed state by administering sedative drugs orally or intravenously. In the case of patients with special needs and disabilities, sleep dentistry treatment is more appropriate.

What is the difference between sedation and sleep dentistry?

Sedation and sleep dentistry are often interchanged in dental advertising. Both treatments are regarded as forms of sedation but the sedation and sleep dentistry are two different practices. Sedation dentistry uses sedative drugs that will alleviate the pain and anxiety during the procedure. The treating dentist will administer the sedative drug to put the patient in a deep state of relaxation. The patient will remember little of the procedure but will remain awake and able to respond to verbal commands. Sleep dentistry, on the one hand, puts the patient to sleep by administering general anesthesia. The patient has no recall of the procedure and unaware of his surroundings.

The treatment plan involves different levels of sedation. In the case of sedation dentistry, the treating dentist can administer oral sedative drugs, use laughing gas or administer intravenous or intramuscular sedative medications. The same procedure applies to sleep dentistry; the dentist may administer general anesthesia or intravenous sedation. The type of treatment depends on the needs of the patient. 

When choosing a dentist specializing in sedation and sleep dentistry, it is important to note that not all dentists are qualified to perform this treatment. In the Plantation area in the state of Florida for example, before any Fort Lauderdale dentist can administer general anesthesia, he has to have completed one year medical residency in general anesthesia in a hospital.  This is in addition to the training they received from the dental school. So before undertaking any sedation or sleep dentistry, inquire about your dentists’ education and level of training to see if he is indeed qualified to perform the specialized dental treatment.

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