{"id":376,"date":"2017-06-11T00:40:44","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T04:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.libertyvilledentist.com\/blog\/?p=376"},"modified":"2019-06-30T23:17:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T03:17:59","slug":"can-take-sleeping-pill-dental-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/blog\/can-take-sleeping-pill-dental-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Take a Sleeping Pill Before Dental Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve got an upcoming dental appointment where I need some work done. I have dental anxiety. I&#8217;d really rather just sleep through the procedure, but my dentist doesn&#8217;t believe in sedation dentistry. I&#8217;m too scared. Would it be okay if I just took a sleeping pill before I went?<\/p>\n<p>Loriee\u00a0L.<\/p>\n<p>Dear\u00a0Loriee,<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m going to say up front this isn&#8217;t the best dentist for you. <a href=\"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/sedation-dentist.html\">With your dental anxiety, you need a sedation dentist<\/a>. Here are the biggest concerns.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible that your regular office will be okay with you taking some type of medication (like sleeping pills) during your treatment, but if they are you should have a discussion with your doctor about it well in advance. They&#8217;ll need to make sure that you won\u2019t have any interactions with other medications he gives you.<\/p>\n<p>Another potential concern is that the medicines you\u2019ll normally receive in a dental office aren\u2019t intended to put you to sleep. While many patients do doze off because they&#8217;re so relaxed, that&#8217;s not their primary function. If you take a medication which totally puts you out and you can\u2019t follow instructions or cooperate with your treatment, there could be issues.<\/p>\n<p>With sedation dentistry, you&#8217;re able to respond to your dentist. On top of this, sedation dentists and his staff receive regular emergency training and are prepared for medical contingencies. I highly doubt your current dentist and their staff have that important training.<\/p>\n<p>Many patients with dental anxiety find that their anxiety causes their metabolism to speed up, which in turns burns off the anesthetic. Some patients can&#8217;t become numb without sedation.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\">Dr. David Potts<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve got an upcoming dental appointment where I need some work done. I have dental anxiety. I&#8217;d really rather just sleep through the procedure, but my dentist doesn&#8217;t believe in sedation dentistry. I&#8217;m too scared. Would it be okay if I just took a sleeping pill before I went? Loriee\u00a0L. Dear\u00a0Loriee, I&#8217;m going to say [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[123,135,61,256],"class_list":{"0":"post-376","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sedation-dentist","7":"tag-dental-anxiety","8":"tag-libertyville-dentist","9":"tag-libertyville-sedation-dentist","10":"tag-sleeping-pills-for-dental-work","11":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Can I Take a Sleeping Pill Before Dental Work? | Lake County Family Dental Care<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Need dental work but your dentist doesn&#039;t offer sedation? 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