Anesthesia and Sedation
Once again, technology helps us to “lighten” the delicate phase of anesthesia. For simple local anesthesia, which affects a limited area of the mouth, in addition to the traditional technique, we rely whenever possible on a state-of-the-art computer-assisted system that measures and controls the delivery of the anesthetic.
In this way, the patient does not feel the pain of the injection and does not experience the tingling sensation on the lips, tongue, and face typical of traditional anesthesia.
If anxiety should arise, we can combine anxiolysis with local anesthesia: a dose of intravenous relaxant medication is enough to approach the chair with calmness. Relaxation can even reach a light sleep, thanks to the presence of a specialized anesthesiologist, who performs a conscious sedation procedure. The patient loses track of time and does not remember what happened during the surgery while still maintaining full consciousness.
In practice, conscious sedation eliminates all the negatives of the surgical experience, without the issues and risks associated with general anesthesia.