3 Benefits of Evening Dental Appointments

While most dentist offices keep hours during the day, some offer extended hours to help accommodate schedules and ensure you do not have to wait long to book an appointment or miss out on work. Along with the scheduling benefits, you can come across many other benefits of evening appointments.

Check out some of the benefits and consider some of these reasons the next time you go to book a dental appointment.

1. Pain Medication and Transportation

If you go through a big procedure at a dentist's office like a root canal or tooth replacement, you may feel a lot of pain afterward as the numbness wears off and the healing begins. If a dentist prescribes you any type of pain medication, then you may become drowsy and unable to operate a vehicle until the medication wears off.

If you take the medication at night, then you typically don't need to worry about driving or going anywhere. You can go straight home after your appointment and remain in the comfort of your home as the medicine does its part.

By the time the next morning rolls around, you can analyze your pain and determine whether you need more medication or if you can drive on your own. You will not need to rely on as many rides and can heal properly with the medication you need.

2. Meal Planning and Eating

If you get major dental work done in the morning or afternoon, then you might limit what you can consume for the rest of the day. You may be unable to chew, and your mouth may feel too sensitive to hot foods or cold drinks. With an evening appointment, you can plan a better meal schedule.

Following the guidelines for specific procedures, you can eat or drink plenty before you go to your appointment. By the time the appointment ends, you will be past dinnertime and not hungry for any more food. You will give your mouth ample time to heal and then can resume your regular eating the next morning when you wake up.

Different procedures require different diet guidelines, but no matter what you're allowed to eat, you can feel confident with a more natural schedule that follows the typical food patterns you already have. You do not have to feel hungry for the rest of the day or try to sneak in any food you're not supposed to have after the procedure.

3. Sleeping and Relaxation

Dental work can do a number on you. You may feel stressed from the anxiety that came with the appointment or feel out of it due to any anesthesia that you were put on to get through the process. If you have a procedure in the middle of the day, you could end up taking a nap and throwing off your whole sleep schedule.

If you have an appointment at night, then you can get back home, settle down, and enjoy some relaxation. Before you know it, you will be close to your typical bedtime and can go right to bed when you want to. Your sleep schedule will not get thrown off, and you can enjoy a full night's rest as opposed to a shorter nap that could mess up your whole sleep cycle.

For more information on evening dental appointments, contact us at Carlino & Paton, DDS PC. We understand how hard it can be to schedule appointments around work and family, so we want to help you get the dental treatment you need while remaining convenient to your personal schedule. We also offer early morning hours to help fit in appointments as well.