Dental treatment under anesthesia for children

There are 4 groups of patients for whom medication sleep is recommended:

• children under 3 years old who do not want to follow the dentist’s commands and do not allow the doctor to carry out the treatment normally;
• children of any age who have previously had a negative experience of dental treatment and are very afraid of the upcoming procedure;
• children with serious dental diseases who require voluminous and prolonged manipulations;
• children with neuropsychiatric diseases, with whom it is difficult to establish contact and ensure obedience during the procedure.

Dental treatment under anesthesia for children in Kyiv is an opportunity to carry out all the necessary dental procedures without fear of the child and the unnecessary anxiety of parents.

Our clinic has created comfortable conditions for a child to stay to distract him from the typical image of a doctor in a white coat. When a child sits in a dental chair, they turn on cartoons, they are allowed to take their favorite toy with them. The doctor then puts a gas mask on the child’s face, which gradually puts the patient into a medication-induced sleep state. Small children, at the time of falling asleep, can be in the arms of the mother.

After the drugs work, the anesthesiologist puts sensors on the child to continuously monitor body functions. After these manipulations, the dentist proceeds to the treatment of teeth under general anesthesia for children. If necessary, a preliminary examination of the oral cavity is carried out, and a snapshot is taken to clarify the extent of the lesion of the dentition.

During the procedure, an anesthesiologist, an assistant, and a nurse is present in the operating room together with the dentist, who monitors the child’s condition. The well-coordinated work of the team of specialists of the MC Dobrobut dental clinic allows for the treatment as quickly and efficiently as possible.

The average duration of dental treatment for children under general anesthesia is 1-3 hours, of which preliminary preparation takes about 15 minutes and putting the patient into a state of sleep. The child wakes up 10-30 minutes after the end of the manipulation and feels good.

The duration of the procedure may differ up or down, depending on the volume of treatment. More precisely, the doctor will be able to say after the initial consultation at the clinic.

How much does dental treatment for children under anesthesia costs depends on several factors. These include the amount of preliminary preparation and examination, the type and amount of drugs used, the complexity of the main dental manipulation. Prices are calculated individually for each patient.

Before undergoing general anesthesia, the doctor must make sure that the child is in good health and has no contraindications. First, it will be necessary to donate blood for clinical analysis and assessment of coagulation, to make an electrocardiogram (ECG) to check the work of the heart.

With the results of the research, the child is examined by a pediatrician and an anesthesiologist, after which the doctor selects the optimal method of pain relief and the necessary dosage of drugs.

The prospect of using anesthesia frightens many parents, but today anesthesiology is actively developing and more and more safe drugs appear. For children, drugs are used that are quickly excreted from the body, do not accumulate in tissues, and do not cause long-term negative consequences.

During the entire procedure, doctors monitor the indicators of pressure, body temperature, blood oxygen saturation, which eliminates the risk of complications. In addition, medication sleep does not require a long recovery from anesthesia or special rehabilitation, so parents can immediately take the child home.

Dentists of the MC Dobrobut clinic in Kyiv use only safe inhalation drugs (Sevoflurane) and carefully follow the therapy protocols. At the same time, we take care of the affordability of the cost of dentistry services and offer affordable prices for dental treatment under general anesthesia for children in Kyiv.

We know how to make treatment of any complexity safe, painless, and not scary for little patients. Please contact us so that your child has healthy teeth and is not afraid of going to the dentist in the future.

To make an appointment for a consultation with a pediatric dentist in Kyiv, call us by phone or leave a request in the feedback form.

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