Moonrae Dental Clinic Sleep Implants When You’re Afraid of Dental Treatment

Moonrae Dental Clinic Sleep Implants

When You’re Afraid of Dental Treatment

For people who have lost teeth, implant treatment is often considered,

and they may think about how to reduce the pain and discomfort that can occur during the treatment process.

Implant procedures involve making an incision in the gums and then placing the fixture,

and bleeding or discomfort may follow during this process.

Many people avoid treatment not because of the pain during treatment, but because of the fear they feel during the procedure, and for this reason, conscious sedation may be worth considering.

Moonrae Dental Clinic provided sleep implant treatment for people who felt anxious during dental treatment or had been neglecting or postponing their dental condition because of fear.

A sleep implant is a method of placing implants while the patient is asleep, and it is often confused with general anesthesia.

General anesthesia is performed in a state where breathing is completely suppressed, so breathing and communication are managed with devices and do not occur naturally.

However, in the case of conscious sedation, treatment is carried out while the patient can breathe on their own, which can help reduce pain, discomfort, and fear.

For that reason, it can also be applied to people who have delayed implants because of fear of dental treatment, people with a gag reflex, or people who need more difficult treatment.

The medication used for sleep implant treatment is a midazolam ampoule, which has a low risk of dependence and is considered relatively safe during treatment.

In particular, because postoperative discomfort is very minimal, it can also be considered for middle-aged and older patients, or patients with chronic illnesses or a heavy physical burden.

However, conscious sedation treatment is not possible in every case, and implant treatment may be difficult depending on each individual’s characteristics, so a sufficient consultation process is necessary.

To that end, Moonrae Dental Clinic had implant treatment performed directly by medical staff who graduated from Yonsei University College of Dentistry and hold a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree, allowing for personalized consultation.

Although conscious sedation is relatively safe, efforts to increase safety are necessary to prevent any possible side effects or problems.

The medical staff receives regular emergency training so they can respond quickly to emergencies, and they also monitor the procedure in real time during surgery.

Above all, sleep treatment can be applied not only to implant procedures, but also to services such as cavity treatment, root canal treatment, wisdom tooth extraction, and prosthetic treatment.

Even though implants may seem like an easy treatment because they only need to be placed into the gums, artificial teeth are replacement prosthetics, not natural teeth.

Placing a prosthetic into the bone is by no means an easy treatment, and depending on the location where it must be placed, special caution is needed because the lower jaw contains major nerves and blood vessels.

In the upper jaw, bone grafting must be performed in the empty space inside the cheekbone area, so it is not an easy procedure.

Many patients have poor gum health, and the number of people with diabetes is also increasing, so the likelihood of exposure to gum disease is high.

The disease that must be watched most carefully after implant placement is peri-implantitis. The gums are highly likely to become inflamed, and unlike natural teeth, implants do not have nerves, so it is difficult to feel pain.

If the inflammation worsens, the alveolar bone can be resorbed, which lowers the implant’s stability and can cause it to loosen or fall out, creating a situation where extraction may again be necessary.

In addition, there are many other things to be careful about, such as fracture or decreased sensation due to nerve damage, so it is important to carefully check whether treatment is being performed by an experienced medical team.

During the consultation before implant surgery, it is necessary to be sure to inform the clinic about any medications currently being taken before or after placement, as well as any systemic illnesses.

This is an essential safety measure to prevent accidents that may occur during the procedure, and if there is an existing gum disease, gum treatment should be performed first.

Because natural teeth cannot perform all functions as well as any prosthetic, it is necessary to preserve natural teeth whenever possible.

However, whether a permanent tooth can be saved is determined through a precise diagnosis and consultation, taking the patient’s dental condition into account.

Before implant treatment, digital diagnostic devices such as 3D-CT can be used to evaluate the inside of the mouth three-dimensionally and establish a customized treatment plan.

Rather than assuming everything is safe once the implant placement is finished, thorough and careful management is needed just as with natural teeth.

To that end, Moonrae Dental Clinic issues a treatment warranty after implant procedures so that patients can receive thorough follow-up care.

Because office workers and students often find it difficult to visit during the day even when dental treatment is needed, the clinic operates evening hours every Monday and Wednesday until 9 p.m.

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