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Hi my 4 yr daughter has cavity in her teeth. We are in usa. Here they are advising for sedation. We are based out of chennai. We are apprehensive for sedation but also want her teeth issue fixed. We would like to get advise from your side if her teeth can be fixed without sedation without giving any anesthesia. If so we would take to chennai and get this done. If possible could you please share your number so that we can call and speak about this.
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Mam sedation are commonly used in USA and other foreign countries. No major side effects associated with conscious sedation. In India we use sedation only if child is very uncooperative. If the fillings are small they can be easily treated without anesthesia.
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Ma'am sedation is very common in western countries , they mainly do this so that they can complete the entire procedure without making the patient fell tired of opening the mouth for a longer time and moreover children at this age are uncooperative . In india also child specialist can use sedative if the child is highly uncooperative but generally try to do it without sedative.
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Hello, Usually a 4years old child is not that comfortable with the doctors so in sedation is an option.
But as per my experience it better to handle the child without sedation and gain some friwndly confidence with child beefore starting of the treatment. If handle carefully, usually uncorperative also got treatments without any mess.
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MDS, Naturopathy Dental, Delhi.
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Calm done, thwre are many ways to hand and treat the kid patient without sedation.
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Seek a dental treatment immediately, bwcause its always better to cure dental problems as soon as you come to know about them to avoid further damage.
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Hi
There is nothing to fear for sedation or general anaesthesia if carried out well
Usually children at age of 4 lack cooperative ability it s not that they are uncooperative
So we have to decide based on ur dental problem
If many teeth are affected it's better for anaesthesia
If only one or two teeth are affected and if it's simple treatment we can do it chairside without anaesthesia
There are many factors to evaluate anaesthesia discuss with paediatric dentist
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Dr. Gargi Sharma
Dentist
13 yrs exp
Haridwar
Conscious sedation has no side effects as such.... It's very commonly done in foreign countries..... Though in India it's done only when the child is very uncooperative. Performing any procedure on a 4 yr old under conscious sedation is good both for patient and operator.
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Dr. Amol Kamble
Pediatric Dentist
13 yrs exp
Pune
Sedation is commonly done in western countries..It is mainly helpful in uncooperative children..If your child is very apprehensive about the dental treatment then it is a good option..But A specialist like us- pediatric dentist can manage it without sedation also in cooperative children..If you are planning to visit India soon then I recommend to get the treatment done here by a pediatric dentist..
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Dr. Ratnika Agarwal
Dental Surgeon
10 yrs exp
Pune
Sedation is a common way of treating children..Use depends of if child cooperates during the procedure..
For any more dental / cosmetic query or treatment visit us today.Dr Ratnika Agarwal , Dental Surgeon/Owner of Smile Up Dental Care & Implant Center ,PUNE.We offer Dental and cosmetic treatments for a
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Dr. Vidhu.S
Dentist
15 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello,
A child can be treated without sedation also if the child is cooperative..And whether to get treatment done there or back home..Only depends on how urgent the procedure is..If the child is having too much pain or swelling etc it has to be attended immediately if not then you can bring her back home and get it done in India itself..As for sedation is concerned it is a way of doing treatment on children and it is very commonly done abroad..
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Dr. Swati Karkare
Dentist
29 yrs exp
Nashik
Hello. Sedation with Nitrous Oxide is very common in USA. However a Paediatric dentist like me is specially trained to handle such small children and their treatment can be done without anesthesia . Depending upon how deep the cavity is and what treatment is required it can be done without anesthesia in multiple visits. Feel free to contact Child Smile Care .
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getting tad treatment done at earliest will be beneficial for the child
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Dr. Bala Vignesh
Dentist
9 yrs exp
Chennai
Hello madam,
Sedation is a usual way of treating children.. we can also do without sedation but it depends on how well ur child cooperates during the procedure.. to make the child cooperate we will usually schedule the appointments with time intervals.. and I'm not sure how deep the decay is.. so I cannot comment on the anaesthetics...
pls gt in touch by searching Smilesparks Orthodontics on Practo...wil b happy to help
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