Apnea Surgery

admin — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:54:11 +0000

I am gonna need a dental surgery and they can’t put me to sleep because I have sleep apnea.?

Do you think my surgery will hurt too much if I am awake?
By the looks of the answers I’ve gotten so far it may not be as bad as what I had imagined. The dental surgeon is gonna give me a consultation before I go in so I am still not fully certain if he’ll end up pulling two or three teeth. What I was told to expect is a root canal and that he will have to cut down into the back portion of my gums to get a very odd yet incomplete tooth that was broken some time ago from out of the upper back area of my mouth. All I can say to what I just typed spelling out my own dental situation is WOW.. as I have also half way pre-imagined some pain or stress to the situation before going in.
Thanks for the answers everyone.

Due to sleep apnea, you can’t be put under general anesthesia, which is the type you’re referring too. With a general anesthetic, they have to breath for you and that’s the problem. They can do other things, too, though. They can give you what’s called conscious sedation or twilight sleep. It’s not deep enough for them to put a breathing tube in you, but you do lose consciousness and it’s as if you were completely out in that you won’t remember a thing. I would ask your dentist if this is an appropriate alternative for you. If not, they can give you nitrous oxide, or what they call laughing gas. You’re awake completely but sedated somewhat. You’ll still be aware of what they are doing but you won’t care. They can couple this with an anesthetic which will numb the area and nerve so that you shouldn’t feel much or nothing. If it’s a root canal or other procedure where they must disturb the nerve or root, you might feel just a small pinch for a second but it won’t bother you too much. Or you can forgo any sedation and just have the anesthetic. If you at least had nitrous oxide along with the anesthetic, the little pinch won’t even bother you. I would ask your Dentist what the best thing would be for you if you can’t be under a general. Good luck!

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