What is pre-anesthesia sedation wisdom tooth extraction?

The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Dang Tien Dat - Doctor of Odonto-Stomatology - Department of Medical Examination and Internal Medicine - Vinmec Ha Long International General Hospital.

According to medicine, wisdom teeth are the third molars, the teeth that grow slowly compared to other teeth between the ages of 18 and 25, sometimes even later. At the age of wisdom teeth eruption, the human jaw bone is already at a stage of less growth in size, the bones are also stiffer, and the mucosa and soft tissues have grown thicker and stronger.
The above factors contribute to easy wisdom teeth to grow crooked, grow underground or affect adjacent teeth. Therefore, wisdom teeth eruption brings pain, discomfort and often adversely affects the remaining teeth.

Compression of adjacent teeth: The wisdom teeth that grow out of place for a long time will cause the displacement of the adjacent teeth. Increased risk of infection when wisdom teeth grow too deep inside the jawbone, making it difficult to clean, this is a potential environment for bacteria to multiply and increase the risk of tooth decay and gingivitis. , oral infection. Wisdom teeth that grow underground can degenerate into tumors, pathological cysts in the jawbone, weakening the jawbone. Causes pain and discomfort to the patient.

Extraction of wisdom teeth when erupting in the wrong position When detecting wisdom teeth that are misaligned, growing underground, patients need to go to the dental office to remove these teeth before causing complications. Early wisdom tooth extraction will help patients avoid pain later on, avoiding bad effects on surrounding teeth.
Extraction of wisdom teeth when there are complications When wisdom teeth grow crooked, grow underground and cause complications such as tooth decay, compressing surrounding teeth... it is necessary to remove teeth immediately.
Difficulty in extracting wisdom teeth depends on the direction of tooth growth, shape and number of roots. Teeth with a 90 degree deviation, multi-rooted teeth, diverging roots or growing close to the lower jaw nerve are all factors that hinder and increase the risk of complications after tooth extraction such as: Swelling, pain, loss of sensation cupping lips - temporary chin...

Extraction of wisdom teeth by advanced techniques of pre-anesthesia sedation is a painless surgical method, thanks to the use of analgesics and sedation during surgical intervention. The purpose of sedation is to help the patient reduce anxiety but not affect breathing and circulation.

By this method, people who have wisdom teeth growing in the wrong position, misaligned, growing underground... will be surgically extracted in just one time. Instead of using the usual anesthetic method, the patient will have to conduct many times, the pre-anesthetic sedation method will remove the wisdom teeth in just one time, saving money and time for the patient. core.

Patient anxiety, fear. Patients with systemic diseases: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cerebral palsy...

This painless method of wisdom tooth extraction also has the advantage of fast healing, keeping the patient in a good mood, does not take too much time, does not affect work and life, usually just needs to take a pill. times (when removing all wisdom teeth) and minimizing post-extraction complications.
However, the method of pre-anesthesia sedation in tooth extraction is only performed in large molar facilities with full support facilities and a team of highly qualified doctors to perform the technique. this.

Using advanced equipment including CT Cone Beam machine to help take diagnostic films, clearly determine the position and direction of misaligned and underground teeth to perform the procedure, minimizing invasiveness. Wisdom tooth extraction with pre-anesthesia sedation can remove 4 wisdom teeth in one time with a duration of about 1 hour 30 minutes.
Wisdom tooth extraction surgery is a routine technique at Vinmec International General Hospital. The advantage of wisdom tooth extraction technique at Vinmec is to avoid complications of tooth number 8 such as pain, adjacent tooth decay, inflammation, trauma to tooth number 7.
Especially, specialized in Dentistry - jaw - face , Vinmec hospital is equipped with KAVO dental chair system (Germany), dental chair camera, Gendex panorama machine, in situ dental X-ray machine, Gendex Phosphorus film scanner, Dently ultrasound machine, forging and bleaching Radii Plus Australia teeth whitening, endodontic machine, root canal length meter.... help maximize the examination and implementation of all dental and maxillofacial techniques.
In addition, Vinmec gathers a team of experts, leading doctors with high qualifications, experience, dedication and devotion to the health of patients.
Master, Doctor Dang Tien Dat graduated with a master's degree in Odonto-Stomatology from Hanoi Medical University. Dr. Dat has strengths in: performing wisdom tooth extraction procedures, root canal treatment, tartar removal, gentle tooth filling, minimal trauma, helping patients to minimize pain; Design and make beautiful porcelain teeth. Currently, dentist Dat is working at the Department of Odonto-Stomatology, Vinmec Ha Long International Hospital.
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