Oral surgery in Mississauga ranges from tooth extraction (such as to remove wisdom teeth) to gum disease surgery and bone grafts. In all cases, you will receive some sort of anesthesia, but the kind will depend on your needs and any anxiety you feel. Here are some information you might need to know about some types anesthesia.
Local Anesthesia
Local anesthesia is what you receive for a filling procedure. You may like to combine it with nitrous oxide sedation Mississauga to help you relax. Although you will need to pay extra for sedation, often even if you have insurance, it is still cheaper than the other two options.
General Anesthesia
With general anesthesia, you are fully unconscious and unable to feel anything. This is useful for extensive oral surgery, such as if you need all your wisdom teeth removed at once, as well as for patients who suffer from extreme anxiety during dental procedures.
There are some risks to general anesthesia — for instance, if your muscles relax too much, your dentist could open your jaw too wide, which would lead to joint pain after surgery. There are also more side effects after surgery than with local anesthesia, including nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, sore throat, and fatigue.
Deep Sedation
Deep sedation lies somewhere between local and general anesthesia. You will stay awake, but you will be unaware of what is going on around you. It incurs some of the same risks as general anesthesia, but the side effects tend to be milder.
Deep sedation may be necessary if a local anesthetic, even when combined with a sedative, is insufficient to curb your fear. It has the added advantage that the dentist will be able to complete surgery faster than with a local anesthetic, as there is no need to communicate with you.
