Dental Phobia Fears? 'GO TO SLEEP!'

Dental Phobia Fears? 'GO TO SLEEP!'

Is Dental Phobia a big fear of yours? Then ask for Dental Sedation at The #EmergencyDentist Sydney. Sedation is also known as ‘twilight sedation’ and is a state of being in-between awake and asleep. Sleep or sedation dentistry allows you to 'sleep' whilst undertaking your dental treatment. Sleep dentistry, or sedation dentistry, is a dental solution designed for patients who dread going to the dentist. Many people feel afraid or uncomfortable when they are placed in vulnerable positions like the dental chair, and may experience dental anxiety as a result.

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What is it?
Sleep dentistry, or sedation dentistry that allows for pain free dentistry, is a dental solution designed for patients who dread going to the dentist. Many people feel afraid or uncomfortable when they are placed in vulnerable positions like the dental chair, and may experience dental anxiety as a result. Sleep dentistry is requires special skills and a highly trained team. This team consists of the sedationist, the sleep dentist (a pain free dentist) who is a very gentle dentist and specially trained nurses.

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What happens during sedation dentistry?
Initially the sedation dentist will put you to sleep. During the procedure, patients aren't unconscious, but mentally "detached" from what's going on, and before they know it, the sedation dentist will be telling them the dental procedure is over and they can go home. The sedative effects of the medication last up to 24 hours, so patients will likely need to relax for the rest of the day after their dental procedure(s) and must be sure not to operate a motor vehicle after the sedation dentistry.

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The #EmergencyDentist Says:

If visiting the dentist is a fear of yours or someone you know, take New York Housewife, Bethenny Frankel's advice. Call us to discuss...

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Oral Health Tip #02 – Flossing

Floss once a day

Flossing your teeth effectively is important to making your daily oral health routine count. Take a look at our How To refresher on good flossing habits

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When should I floss my teeth?

Simple rule, before you go to sleep.
After you've had dinner, or any late night snacks, make it an automatic ritual to brush and floss. #HotTip If you're starting out as a newbie and you haven't been a regular flosser in the past, try flossing your top teeth one night then your bottom teeth the next. You can alternate between the top and the bottom each night until you get used to it and get a bit faster. This is especially time consuming for people with braces too!
 

How do I floss correctly?

1. Start with 'the grab'. Technique: Wrap a long strand around your middle fingers (they're the rude ones), leaving your forefingers free.

2. Brace position. Technique: Hold the floss between your thumbs and forefingers in both hands.

3. Start on the Top. Floss the top teeth between each tooth and partly up between the gums and teeth, don't force it too much. Technique: Use your fingers to pull the floss back and forth, working your way from between the teeth to between the teeth and gums in a 'Y' shape.

4. Repeat step 3.
    

Do I brush first or floss?

We say, floss first. Everyone has a different opinion on this, we take a practical approach.

When you floss you are cleaning in between your teeth and, in most cases, you are moving particles of food from between your teeth to the inside of your mouth or the surfaces of your teeth. We therefore would recommend brushing after doing this. We like to compare it to cleaning under your nails vs washing your hands. Most people would want to wash their hands after removing dirt or other nasty things from under their finger nails. That's our theory.

But there is no concrete evidence to support either order of brushing vs flossing. As long as you are disrupting the happy lives of bacteria who build little communities and multiply on and in between your teeth, you are doing the right thing.

If you do prefer to brush before flossing, we recommend thoroughly rinsing after flossing.

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The #EmergencyDentist Says:

Best practice is a nightly floss after dinner –  It doesn't really matter if your brush before or after you floss

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