General anaesthesia in Turkey is a highly controlled process used during dental surgery for patient safety and comfort. During this type of anaesthesia, the patient is placed in a state of unconsciousness, allowing for precise monitoring of heart rhythm, blood oxygenation, and blood pressure throughout the procedure. This method is typically administered via intravenous drug delivery, and the process is supported by a respiratory device to ensure proper breathing.
One of the main advantages of general anaesthesia is that the patient does not remember any part of the surgery, and experiences no pain or discomfort during the procedure. At the end of the surgery, the anaesthesia is gradually stopped, and the patient is monitored until they are fully awake and stable before being discharged. Dental surgery in general anaesthesia requires the patient to be unconscious, and vital signs such as heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and blood pressure must be closely monitored.
At Akar Dental, our professionals are highly experienced in administering anaesthesia safely and effectively. We use a combination of intravenous medications and inhaled gases to ensure the patient is completely unconscious and pain-free throughout the procedure. Your assurance and safety in dental treatment provided by our specialist dentist is our priority at Akar Dental.
What Is General Anesthesia?
The general anaesthesia system, like the deep sleep state, prevents the patients from feeling any pain during the dental operation, and ensures them that their consciousness is to be closed. Dental general anaesthesia applications are applied in painful surgical procedures.During general anaesthesia, anaesthetic gases and drugs are given to the patients through intra venal, while the patient’s breathing is provided through an oxygen tube from the nose.
General anaesthesia is a complex medical procedure that requires the most care and attention to ensure the patient’s safety and comfort. At Akar Dental, our team of experienced professionals takes all necessary precautions to ensure that the anaesthesia process is carried out smoothly from start to finish. After the operation is completed, the administration of anaesthesia drugs is carefully discontinued, and the patients’ recovery of consciousness is closely monitored for a specific period that includes three hours or more in case if needed. When a patients’ vital signs come to a stable condition, the oxygen tube is removed, and patients are taken to the clinic room for their resting well. Trust Akar Dental for all dental care needs, including safe and effective anaesthesia procedures.
How To Apply General Anesthesia?
Before a patient undergoes general anaesthesia, it is essential to ensure that they are suitable candidates for the procedure. This is why Akar Dental partners with professional hospitals to conduct blood tests and evaluate the patient’s health condition thoroughly. The results of these tests will help us to determine the patient’s suitability for dental treatment under general anaesthesia.
We begin the procedure assuming the blood test results indicate the patient is a good candidate for this type of anaesthesia. During the procedure, the patient’s vital functions, such as heart rate and blood oxygen levels, are continuously monitored by our experienced medical team. The anaesthesia solution is administered through an IV, and a respirator tube provides artificial breathing support throughout the procedure.
The following information below includes this procedure step-by-step.
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Pre-anesthesia evaluation:
Before the procedure, the specialist evaluates the patient’s medical history, current health status, and any medication or drug allergies. Blood and other diagnostic tests are considered when determining whether a patient is suitable for general anaesthesia.
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Preparation:
The patient is taken to the operating room, and prepared for devices to monitor his or her heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen level. During the operation, the anaesthesia room experts, with the dentist, watch these data on the screen.
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Induction:
Anesthesia is injected through the IV line, which contributes the patient to become unconscious and lose all sensation. Breathing is assisted via breathing tube from the nose during the operation
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Maintenance:
During the procedure, the patient’s signs are continuously monitored to ensure that the anaesthesia is working correctly or not. The anesthesiologist may increase the medication as necessary to maintain the patient’s unconscious state, in case the operation should be continued.
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Emergence:
The anaesthesia is progressively stopped once the procedure is complete. The breathing tube is removed, and the patient is closely monitored in a recovery area until the body reflex reacts enough to be discharged or transferred to a hospital room.
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Post-Anesthesia evaluation:
After the procedure, the anaesthesiologist continues to monitor to get an idea of the side effects of anaesthesia on patients. In cases where everything goes well with the public health condition of the patient, the discharge process is started by an anaesthesia expert.
It is worth noting that only professionals who have the necessary equipment and resources for patient safety should perform general anaesthesia. At Akar Dental, we pride ourselves on providing top-notch dental care with the utmost patient care and safety.
Advantages of General Anesthesia in Dental Treatments
The most significant advantage of general anaesthesia is that the patients are not traumatised by the dental operation that they have undergone due to the benefit of the process. That’s why this method is used in painful and prolonged procedures.If the patients have any anxiety of having dental surgery or if any significant operation is needed such as bone grafting for implant treatment, general anaesthesia can be recommended for those, to have their dental treatment in confort. The advantages this technique also offers are as follows:
- The risk of inflammation decreases after the operation.
- The number of visits required for the implementation of the treatment decreases.
- The stress factor related to dental surgery disappears.
Although a drowsiness analogy is made, actually, the patient does not sleep during general anaesthesia. The patients are completely unconscious and do not wake up while they are in effect of administering anaesthetic drugs. At Akar Dental, preoperative and postoperative steps of general anaesthesia are performed professionally by the expert anaesthetist team and dentists during the procedure.
Our clinic keeps the patients’ dental operation details performed during the general anaesthesia, recorded to Anesthesia Impression Form, at the point of sharing with our patients.Thanks to the anaesthesia machine that the continuity of the patient’s breathing is artificially ensured. The patient’s sleep state should be maintained until the end of the operation. For this reason, there are anaesthetic substances that are evaporated into the air and inhaled by the patient in a controlled manner with the help of a respirator tube placed in the patient’s mouth.
Side Effects of General Anesthesia
General anaesthesia procedures involve using gases and vapours to induce temporary unconsciousness and loss of sensation during medical processes. While generally safe, it may cause side effects such as drowsiness, dizziness, and headache after a patient awakens. Therefore, it is important to monitor patients after anaesthesia to check for any changes in their breathing and heart rate, which can occur due to the procedure, that helps ensure a safe recovery and minimise the risk of complications.
After undergoing this procedure, it is unlikely that the patient will wake up on their own, and the process of awakening them should be carefully managed by the anaesthetist team.
We give particular importance to the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative processes to ensure that all requirements are under the control for our patient’s well-being. This process consists of three steps which are:
- Preoperative process: Required blood tests for confirming patients’ suitability for general anaesthesia procedure.
- Intraoperative process: General anaesthesia management during the operation by an expert anesthesiologist.
- Postoperative process: After general anaesthesia, the patient is monitored for a definite duration, and then woken up.
At our clinic, we prioritise the safety and comfort of our patients by thoroughly examining their preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative processes. This includes administering general anaesthesia services, and we take great care to ensure that our patients receive the best possible care and attention during this process.
Who Is A Candidate For General Anesthesia?
The patient’s health conditions are an essential factor in the applicability of general anaesthesia. For example, if the patient does not have advanced heart or lung disease, or has no respiratory problems, which means that patient is suitable for this procedure.
Along with the patient’s current health status, the medications taken by patients are very important, because they may occasionally be stopped before they are approved for the procedure. This is why patients should be completely honest with their dentist and anesthesiologist before the procedure due to each patient having different procedural needs.
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The general anaesthesia method works for 2-5 hours, depending on the injection solution the physician applies.
The preferred method of anaesthesia in children depends on the child’s state of health. If the child patient has any case that needs to apply general anaesthesia such as a tooth extraction or others, the general anaesthesia technique can be used.
The general anaesthesia technique is necessary in cases of dental teeth extractions and implant procedures, or in cases where the patient does not prefer local anaesthesia, and other similar situations.
General anaesthesia is the use of medications to give a temporary loss of consciousness and sensation to the patients for detailed dental treatments operated on in the surgery room.
At Akar Dental, our professionals are highly experienced in administering anaesthesia safely and effectively. We use a combination of intravenous medications and inhaled gases to ensure the patient is completely unconscious and pain-free throughout the procedure. At Akar Dental, preoperative and postoperative steps of general anaesthesia are performed professionally by the expert anaesthetist team and dentists during the procedure.
The side effects of general anaesthesia can continue for 2-3 hours, depending on how the immune system reacts to the anaesthesia drugs. However, patients typically begin to regain consciousness within minutes of the medication being discontinued, and most of the effects wear off within a few hours.
After the operation, patients may experience drowsiness, nausea, and a sore throat due to general anaesthesia. Following your healthcare provider’s instructions is essential for a fast recovery.
At Akar Dental, preoperative and postoperative steps of general anaesthesia are performed professionally by the expert anaesthetist team and dentists during the procedure. Before a patient undergoes general anaesthesia, it is essential to ensure that they are suitable candidates for the procedure. This is why Akar Dental partners with professional hospitals to conduct blood tests and evaluate the patient’s health condition thoroughly.
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