Prescription Sleep Aids in Preparing for Oral Surgery

Oral surgery, and advanced dental care, is often a distressing health issue especially among those who have a fear of needles, blood, or a simple distress with dentists. If you are struggling with complications involving insomnia and anxiety, in response to a scheduled oral surgery procedure, it may be prudent to consider alternative options to alleviate these symptoms.

Alternative options for treating anxiety related to dental care may include hypnosis, therapy, and the use acupuncture. For some individuals, the oral surgery may be urgent in nature, and require immediate appointments to be set. As a result, the use of medications are often the most urgent way in which to overcome the anxiety related to a pending oral surgery, without cancelling and suffering with pain or further complications.

Prescription sleep aids can be effectively used to treat an adult who has complications with anxiety in advance of oral surgery. By getting quality sleep in the days before surgery takes place, you will find that your anxiety will be far less severe. Often it is a cyclical effect that anxiety leads to insomnia which, in turns, leads to more anxiety. By controlling the sleep deprivation issues, anxiety is less likely to traumatize or impact your oral surgery visit.

While your family physician can prescribe prescription sleep aids for your anxiety issues, it is best to ask your oral surgeon to prescribe the medication. Because the medication is used only temporarily, in response to the oral surgery needed, the oral surgeon should carry the responsibility for prescribing. At no time should you obtain and use prescription sleep aids that were prescribed to another individual.

Surgery, of any type, is often a process that causes anxiety and can lead to a rise in blood pressure or simply a fear that results in avoiding the surgery altogether. If you are experiencing anxiety, insomnia, and stress in response to oral surgery, be sure to ask about prescription sleep aids for your particular surgical needs.

Sources: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, by Lars Andersson