Treatment of dentophobic patients

Fear of the dentist? Here is the solution!

Thanks to years of experience with anxiety patients, dentist MSc. Alexander Planert, Dr Yevgeni Viktorov MSc, Dr Sebastian Zorn and Dr Sandra Viktorov at Leipziger14-Your dentists are understanding and empathetic specialists. They take your fears seriously and try to reduce them together with you. A comprehensive consultation before and during the treatment is the key to success in order to guarantee a pain-free and anxiety-free visit to the dentist.

All treatment steps and the various treatment options are discussed in detail and the subsequent treatment is organised in such a way that you are well prepared and can take your seat in the treatment chair feeling as comfortable as possible.

Do NOT let your fear control you! We will be happy to help and support you.

EMDR treatment

What is EMDR?

EMDR is an extremely effective treatment method for people suffering from the consequences of stressful and traumatic experiences. EMDR has been scientifically recognised as a psychotherapeutic method in Germany since 2006.

The letters stand for “Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing” – which translates as “desensitisation and reprocessing through eye movements”.

When is EMDR treatment appropriate?

Would you like to overcome your fear because you suffer from it and a future dental treatment would be very important to you for health or aesthetic reasons?

Are measures such as trusting dialogue and the provision of information by the dentist as well as distraction through music or video during treatment not enough?

Then EMDR may be your method of choice. Patients respond particularly well to EMDR if the dental treatment anxiety can be traced back to a specific key situation. In most cases, this is a traumatic experience during past medical treatment – often in childhood.

Cooperation with EMDR coach Katja Planert

An initial consultation takes place at the Leipziger14 dental practice. The EMDR treatment itself is carried out on premises outside the practice.

Prerequisites for EMDR treatment

• Stable coping with everyday life
• No clearly limited physical resilience (e.g. heart disease)
• No seizure disorders (e.g. epilepsy)
• No acute psychosis

Counselling interview

EMDR treatment procedure

During the treatment, old stressful memories are brought to the surface for a short time – with structured guidance -, reconnected and emotionally processed, and then “packed away” into long-term memory as manageable memories.

The duration of therapy varies from person to person – however, 3-5 sessions are usually sufficient to significantly alleviate the fear of dental treatment.

Are there any side effects?

• During the sessions, intense emotions and physical sensations may arise that are related to the experience being worked on – so-called abreactions.
• After an EMDR session, the brain can continue with the treatment of stressful experiences. As part of your own post-processing, you may experience new dreams, intense memories and feelings in the first few days after the session.
• The “fear of fear” can produce physical anxiety symptoms during the EMDR treatment period, which are experienced as stressful.

In the first EMDR session, you will be prepared for possible side effects and given exercises that will make you feel safe and strengthen your sense of control.

Costs

By paying the treatment costs privately, no entries are stored with your health insurance company.

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General anaesthetic treatment at Leipziger14

If you would prefer to “sleep through” your treatment!

We also have the greatest understanding for patients who suffer from uncontrollable anxiety or would prefer to “sleep through” their treatment. That is why we offer to perform your dental treatment in our practice under general anaesthetic.

✔Leipziger14 stands out from other clinical, cool surgeries thanks to its ambience and modern furnishings. We want to create an atmosphere in which you can sit back and relax before your treatment.

When is a general anaesthetic or treatment in twilight sleep advisable?

Less invasive and shorter treatments (up to 1.5 hours) can be carried out in twilight sleep to make the treatment more comfortable and relaxed.

Cooperation with the anaesthesia practice of Dr Jens Hennicke

In addition, our in-house quality management system ensures additional safety for treatments under general anaesthetic. Each of our employees knows exactly how to prepare for a treatment under general anaesthetic and how this treatment is carried out. This means that the available treatment time can be optimally utilised.

✔You can therefore look forward to treatment under general anaesthetic at Leipziger14 with complete peace of mind!

Requirements for dental treatment under general anaesthetic or sedation

• No or well-treated cardiopulmonary (heart and lung-related) pre-existing conditions
• Good resilience in daily life (cycling, gardening)
• not unusually overweight
• Availability of post-operative support and care

Preliminary discussion / clarification

Procedure of the anaesthetic treatment

In the treatment room, you will be connected to various monitoring devices and a cannula will be inserted into a vein in your arm.

When you are awake and mobile again, you can have yourself taken home and continue to rest there.when you are awake and mobile again, you can have yourself taken home and continue to rest there. We and the anaesthesia team are of course also available to you by telephone after the anaesthetic.

Side effects / complications

Cardiovascular problems or respiratory complications are very rare, as are allergies and drug intolerances. Dr Hennicke’s anaesthesia practice is prepared for almost all of these possible problems and can react accordingly; possible side effects and complications of anaesthesia can include temporary throat and swallowing problems, hoarseness and nausea as well as persistent discomfort, dizziness and fatigue.

Cardiovascular problems or respiratory complications are very rare, as are allergies and drug intolerances. Dr Hennicke’s anaesthesia practice is prepared for almost all of these possible problems and can react accordingly.

Costs

Are you inclined to have your dental treatment carried out under general anaesthetic or possibly in twilight sleep and have further questions? Please feel free to contact us. You will receive all relevant information from us or directly from Dr Hennicke.

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