Anesthesia Options
Low-pain treatments through gentle anesthesia methods
For some patients, dental appointments trigger discomfort, sometimes even panic. The appointment is postponed again and again. Bad experiences or painful treatments are often the reason for dental anxiety. This is unnecessary, as there are various anesthesia options available so that anxious patients can experience their dental visit in a relaxed manner.
No need to fear the dentist!
Whether a root canal treatment is due, an implantation is necessary, or multiple teeth need treatment – gentle, pain-free treatment is always possible, for example, through
local anesthesia, analgosedation, or general anesthesia.
Which of the three anesthesia options is right for you is best discussed directly with us. Sometimes local anesthesia is sufficient for a minor procedure. In other cases, general anesthesia might be the best choice.
Dental anxiety is widespread – about two-thirds of the population report feeling uncomfortable or tense. Please feel free to discuss this with us. Together, we will find a path that is comfortable and safe for you.
Local Anesthesia – pain-free in specific areas
With local anesthesia (local anesthetic), pain sensation is selectively eliminated; for example, you will no longer feel the tooth being treated and its surrounding area. This local anesthesia is well-suited for removing cavities or for root canal treatments. A major advantage is that the entire organism is not affected. After some time, the body breaks down the local anesthetic, and the nerve reacts to stimuli again.
Advantages
- Medical history
- clinical examination and diagnosis, if necessary, using 3D X-ray
- root canal treatment through intensive and elaborate disinfection measures under local anesthesia
- Filling/Preparation for dental prosthetics
Ideally suited for children and anxious patients
General Anesthesia – simply sleep through the treatment
Do you have dental problems and wish you didn't have to experience anything during the treatment? With general anesthesia, we artificially put you into a gentle sleep. Medications suppress pain sensation.
It sometimes happens that patients react negatively to certain ingredients in the analgosedative. If this is the case for you, you should discuss it with us before the treatment.
General anesthesia is the right choice for patients who
- have great fear of the dentist
- suffer from dental treatment phobia
- are motorically unstable
- have pronounced defense and gag reflexes
- are very sensitive to pain
Care by experienced specialists
Before the treatment, we will provide comprehensive consultation and check whether general anesthesia is suitable for you.
The anesthesia itself is administered by a specially trained anesthesiologist. This specialist monitors your vital functions such as breathing, heart function, or circulation and cares for you during the procedure.
Do you have questions about anesthesia options?
Here you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions on topics such as general anesthesia.
With analgosedation, you breathe independently and can respond to the dentist's instructions during the treatment. With general anesthesia, you are artificially ventilated, and the strain on the cardiovascular system is higher.
We recommend general anesthesia if pain cannot be eliminated with local anesthesia. Furthermore, general anesthesia is advisable for anxious patients, patients with a strong gag reflex, and when patients are motorically unstable.
General anesthesia is a safe solution today. The anesthesiologist is specially trained, the equipment is computer-monitored, the anesthetic is well-tolerated and quickly eliminated. As with any general anesthesia, there is a residual risk, about which your dentist will inform you in the preliminary discussion.
The patient must bear the costs of general anesthesia.