{"id":476,"date":"2019-08-19T12:14:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T11:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/?p=476"},"modified":"2019-08-27T12:16:05","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T11:16:05","slug":"scared-of-visiting-the-dentist-how-our-dental-team-at-craigentinny-can-help-you-get-back-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/scared-of-visiting-the-dentist-how-our-dental-team-at-craigentinny-can-help-you-get-back-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Scared of visiting the dentist? How our dental team at Craigentinny can help you get back control"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When the thought of visiting your dentist for a\ncheck-up brings you out in a sweat, be aware that you are not alone in this\nworld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In a survey of phobias experienced around the world,\nfear of the dentist or \u2018dentophobia\u2019 usually comes in the top 10 most commonly\nreported phobias, with more than 60% of all dental patients reporting some\ndegree of worry about an upcoming dental visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This trend has not gone unnoticed by dental\nprofessionals; many dentists, NHS or private are now trained in how to manage\nnervous or phobic patients and strive to balance a professional approach with\nbeing compassionate and caring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Craigentinny<\/strong>,\nwe offer services for our most phobic patients. If, however, your phobia is\nincredibly severe, we can offer you a service known as <\/a>sedation dentistry in Edinburgh<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is sedation dentistry?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sedation dentistry is exactly as it sounds, one of our\ndental team will inject you with an intravenous (IV) sedative before your\ndental procedure, to minimise your anxiety and allow you to forget any\nuncomfortable aspects of the dental treatment. You will remain partially\nconscious but will be unaware of the sounds, feelings and procedures happening\naround you. When the sedative wears off, usually within 24 hours, you will have\nminimal recollection of the procedure and therefore, you will not feel any fear\nupon recalling it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Craigentinny<\/strong>,\nwe use <\/a>sedation dentistry in\nEdinburgh when\nour patients fear of the dentist is preventing them from seeking help for\npainful dental conditions, that could pose a risk to their health. However, we\nalso use <\/a>sedation dentistry in Edinburgh<\/strong> if requested by a patient or their\nrelatives for any procedure, just to ensure minimal distress to the patient. We\nrecommend that before you undertake any form of sedation, that you inform our\ndental team about any underlying conditions you have, any medications you are\ntaking and to ensure you have a family member or a friend to take you home\nafter the procedure is completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benefits of sedation dentistry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Craigentinny\nDental Care<\/strong>, we want you to feel safe and secure when you undergo any\ndental procedure. If you are fearful of the dentist, you are probably actively\navoiding attending any type of procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, even the most diligent brushers cannot\nprevent dental issues from occurring and if you have underlying dental\nproblems, you may unwittingly be making them worse. IV sedation offers you the\nopportunity to undergo any dental procedure with minimal fear and allows us to\nassess the condition of your teeth and to perform the required work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of our former phobic patients have reported\nfeeling an increased sense of trust with our dental team for being able to\noffer the sedation upon request. We will not judge the condition of your teeth\nor your gums, so you do not have to worry about receiving the dreaded \u2018lecture\u2019\nfrom any of our dentists!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When the thought of visiting your dentist for a check-up brings you out in a sweat, be aware that you are not alone in this world. In a survey of phobias experienced around the world, fear of the dentist or \u2018dentophobia\u2019 usually comes in the top 10 most commonly reported phobias, with more than 60% … Continue reading Scared of visiting the dentist? How our dental team at Craigentinny can help you get back control<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sedation-dentistry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=476"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":478,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476\/revisions\/478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}