Written By: Dr. J. Basrai Sedation dentistry happens when a patient is offered any type of medication which assists in relaxation or sleep, but does not include those types of procedures which require general anesthetic, for which air support and monitoring are needed. General anesthesia needs to be provided by a licensed anesthesiologist and under [...]

“In a way, it’s really quite an old story, because back in the early 19th century there was a therapy called focal sepsis, and people believed that infections in the mouth caused disease in the whole body,” Watt said “As a result, they used to take everyone’s teeth out.” Watt said such a response was [...]