“Are you put to sleep for a gum graft?”
I will have gum graft surgery. I am afraid. Are you put to sleep for a gum graft?
2 Answers
No need to be put to sleep.
You can be put under General Anesthesia ("to sleep") for any procedure in Dentistry. If you request it, you can be put to sleep for a routine dental cleaning if it allows you to pursue routine care in a manner that is more comfortable and less anxiety-provoking to you.
For light surgical procedures such as gum grafting, the procedure can be completed with simple dental freezing or local anesthetic alone, or you can request any level of sedation (so long as it does not conflict with medical conditions). When you discuss the procedure with your Dentist or Gum Specialist (called a "Periodontist"), you can ask that the procedure is conducted while you are sedated.
From there, they will go through your sedation options from light to heavy.
For light surgical procedures such as gum grafting, the procedure can be completed with simple dental freezing or local anesthetic alone, or you can request any level of sedation (so long as it does not conflict with medical conditions). When you discuss the procedure with your Dentist or Gum Specialist (called a "Periodontist"), you can ask that the procedure is conducted while you are sedated.
From there, they will go through your sedation options from light to heavy.
