Dentists in Brazil (Salvador)

You guys get sedated in the states just for a dentist visit? I've never seen or been offered it here and my wife tells me it's not a thing here either. Only time I know of being sedated at a dentist is for having a tooth pulled or more invasive work.

Gen dentist, No
Implant, no
Only two I have been to and I did not notice any "laughing gas" set up in the large orthodontist's office.

Laughing gas is fun.  Especially if the dentist assistant is attractive.

Seriously.  It is available if you ask for it and can pay for it.  Some americans are coddled almost as much as the human beings depicted in The Matrix.
The only time I have used it, I came down with a severely infected molar on a Friday, when my first trip to Brazil was booked for a Monday.  One dentist tried to extract it, she at least broke it in half but even with huge amounts of novocaine the pain was too great ...partly she was really scared ... given the emergency of the situation, we were able to find a dentist across town to give me general anesthesia in order to complete the operations ...this was about 10 years ago so I don`t have the details in my memory any more ...I just remember romping through Brazil, flirting with the local girls and hiking in the Vale de Pati, all with a swollen jaw that you can still see in the photographs .....

English Penguin wrote:

You guys get sedated in the states just for a dentist visit? I've never seen or been offered it here and my wife tells me it's not a thing here either. Only time I know of being sedated at a dentist is for having a tooth pulled or more invasive work.

07/27/21

Novocaine is used, or at least offered, for virtually all dental work beyond a simple cleaning in the US, as far as I know.  I haven't had dental work without anesthesia since I was about 13, and I'm 70 now.  Laughing gas is less widespread, but not uncommon.

Hmmm…I have only had dental work done once  without laughing gas, and it was so much worse that i don't wanna do that ever again.
According to this paper (https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio … _in_Brazil), there are at least 281 dentists who are licensed to use gas sedation, now I just have to find one…I guess I should find out what exactly it is called here, in order to do a better search. If anyone knows, that would be helpful.

07/29/21

Kurterino,

The terms you're most likely to encounter are:

- anestesia local, which is injected, often preceded by a topical anesthetic so you don't feel the needle.  Up to and including nerve blocks, depending on the size and location of the area treated.

- sedação consciente, may be injected or inhaled.  Conscious, but with altered mental state.

- sedação leve, administered through a mask. 

Here's an article in Portuguese with more detail:

https://www.dentaleader.com/dentablog/q … -clinicos/

Try this:
Rua Senador Theotônio Vilela n 190, Edf. Convention Center, SL. 703 -ZIP Code: 40279-901 Salvador Citadel/BA
UP Odontologio (71) 3353-9333

nitrous oxide, "laughing gas" is not technically a sedative....it does not put you to sleep and it does not numb pain ... it just disassociates it so that it does not bother you .....commonly it is used in conjunction with some form of local anaesthetic ......

Absolutely, dental work with just nitrous oxide and nothing else would be quite painful. Better than nothing at all, but if I had to choose between them, I would probably take the injection (Novocain?).

Inubia wrote:

nitrous oxide, "laughing gas" is not technically a sedative....it does not put you to sleep and it does not numb pain ... it just disassociates it so that it does not bother you .....commonly it is used in conjunction with some form of local anaesthetic ......

I know, no help, but we have a GREAT dentist and oral surgeon in SP. 
We fly to Brazil just to use the health care in Brazil, including our dentist, and I work in Nuclear Medicine in the USA, mostly in cancers.  Private health care in Brazil is top-shelf or better than any in the USA as it is so much more accessible.

Can you tell me  the prices?

rraypo wrote:

I know, no help, but we have a GREAT dentist and oral surgeon in SP. 
We fly to Brazil just to use the health care in Brazil, including our dentist, and I work in Nuclear Medicine in the USA, mostly in cancers.  Private health care in Brazil is top-shelf or better than any in the USA as it is so much more accessible.

my dentist in Bom Jesus da Lapa has the latest equipment, he can actually post xrays on the wall while he works and manipulate them with photoshop effects to see better ....he charges US $120 for a root canal ....US $120 for placing a titanium post on a root ....and right now he is making 6 gold crowns for me for R $12,000 total but he is using my gold .....
so we are talking from 20% to 50% of USA prices .....

$R 1.800 for an implant. $R100 for cavity,

Kurterino wrote:

Can you tell me  the prices?

rraypo wrote:

I know, no help, but we have a GREAT dentist and oral surgeon in SP. 
We fly to Brazil just to use the health care in Brazil, including our dentist, and I work in Nuclear Medicine in the USA, mostly in cancers.  Private health care in Brazil is top-shelf or better than any in the USA as it is so much more accessible.

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Just about exactly what the others are stating.  I find routine cleanings in Brazil to be expensive by comparison, but my last check-up, with exrays, was like $R200

Quick follow-up: I'll try to get an appointment here (https://www.hospitalodontologico.com.br/conheca-o-hoe/), they not only have nitrous oxide, but also a type of syringe that's not really a syringe (to inject the local anesthetic). I might check back in to let you know how it was.

Quick follow-up: I'll try to get an appointment here (https://www.hospitalodontologico.com.br/conheca-o-hoe/), they not only have nitrous oxide, but also a type of syringe that's not really a syringe (to inject the local anesthetic). I might check back in to let you know how it was.

My 2¢, I LOVE the dentists I've had here in the northeast who seem to be MUCH better at resolving dental issues (cavities, cleanings, a root canal and two implants) than my experiences back in Wisconsin and all with local anesthesia. My implant guy actually has rotating specialists that come out of São Paulo when his case load gets too high. He and his wife used to run special events out of João Pessoa for folks in Europe to come spend time on the beach, get their dental work done and return to Europe for less than getting the work done in Europe. Alas, he's closing in on retirement.