Tooth Emergency!?

My brother has awful teeth, okay, not awful but losts of cavities and some chipped teeth.





He hates and absolutely will not see a dentist unless he is sedated. Im having an extremely hard time finding one.





Any advice on what to do? Whats the effects of laughing gas or conscious sedation? I mean, he has to be completely knocked out.

Tooth Emergency!?
Most dentists today use conscious sedation. I think that's the best way to go. The dentist puts an IV in your arm (my dentist does it so quick it doesn't hurt), then injects a drug that will make you almost go to sleep...very calm and in a dream-like state...you won't have a care in the world! Then it's over really quick and they send you home with pain medicine. Some dentists only use nitrous oxide (laughing gas) which doesn't put you to sleep but just makes you calm. Your brother really needs to go to the dentist and he will feel so much better. Just look in the Yellow Pages and start calling the dentists and they'll tell you if they use sedation.
Reply:Hi i dont know where your from uk orrr, if its uk then there are hospitals that take in patients for training dentists i know it may sound gruesome this way but its not as bad as it sounds really, make an appointment for him and see what happens i wish you good luck i also hate dentist but needs must sometimes, w.w
Reply:I would suggest trying to get your brother to try concscious sedation. It will become very expensive and cumbersome to have general anesthesia just for restorative procedures. The sedation basically puts the patient at ease and decreases their anxiety while they're in the chair. They will still need to cooperate with the dentist for them to complete their work. I think your brother will need to learn to cooperate for him to get good work done in his mouth.