Is it permissible to go to the dentist while fasting in Ramadan?!

Is it permissible to go to the dentist while fasting in Ramadan?!

 The holy month of Ramadan is ongoing and some Muslim patients may wrongly perceive that even the swallowing of their own saliva is not permitted !! And some actions that take place within the dental clinic may invalidate their fast including the local anesthetic (injections) administration , tooth extraction or  swallowing of the water spray from a headpiece during dental treatment. As a result, these patients may refuse dental treatment while fasting.

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (May Allaah have mercy on him) was asked, if a person suffers pain in his teeth and he goes to the dentist who cleans them or does a filling or extracts one of his teeth, does that affect his fast? If the dentist gives him an injection to anesthetize his tooth, does that affect his fast?

He answered:

The things mentioned in this question do not have any effect on the validity of the fast, rather that is allowed. But he has to be careful not to swallow any medicine or blood. Similarly, the injection mentioned does not affect the validity of the fast because it is not a kind of food or drink, and the basic principle is that his fast is valid. (Ajwabah Muhimmah tata’allaq bi Arkaan al-Islam).

If you can go to the dentist in the evening, this is preferable.

And Allaah knows best.