Discover a stress-free dental experience: embrace dentistry without anxiety
We offer a variety of anesthetic and sedation options to ensure your dental procedure is pain-free and comfortable. Your specific treatment plan, needs, and dentist’s recommendations will determine the best sedation or anesthesia method for you.
Types of sedation
Local anesthesia
Local freezing is the standard method for numbing a specific area of your mouth. A local anesthetic is gently administered, ensuring the area is completely numb. While you may feel pressure, the procedure will be entirely pain-free.
Sedation
For a more relaxed experience, light to moderate sedation can be provided using prescribed medications, laughing gas, or intravenous sedation. While fully conscious, you’ll remain calm and comfortable. Sedation is often paired with local anesthesia for enhanced ease during your procedure.
Sleep dentistry
For deep relaxation or complete unconsciousness, general anesthesia or deep sedation is used. Patients are either fully asleep or have no memory of the procedure. Afterward, you’ll feel drowsy and will need someone to drive you home and stay with you as you recover.
Laughing gas (nitrous oxide)
Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, is an effective option for reducing anxiety during dental treatments. Administered through a mask over your nose, it induces a calming effect, helping you stay relaxed throughout your visit. Its dosage is easily adjusted, and the effects wear off quickly, allowing you to resume normal activities shortly after.
With these options, you can enjoy a stress-free, comfortable dental experience tailored to your needs. Let us help you achieve a healthier smile without the anxiety.
The benefits of dental sedation
Sedation and sleep dentistry are useful options that help us serve patients from all walks of life with many different challenges to overcome. Some of the benefits of sedation dentistry are as follows:
Overcoming Dental Anxiety
Sometimes the fear and worry can feel worse than the treatment itself. Dental anxiety shouldn’t stand between you and the dental treatment you need. If you have mild or extreme dental anxiety or fear is keeping you from seeking dental treatment, please speak up! We can help.
Make Time Fly By
For long procedures that leave you sitting in the chair with your mouth wide open for a long time, sedation will keep you relaxed and comfortable. Your procedure will be over before you know it. If you require IV sedation, it will feel like an instant has passed.
Tailored for Your Personal Needs
Do you have a sensitive gag reflex? Chronic restlessness or restless leg syndrome? Does local freezing just not work for you? Sedation is really helpful in many different cases, ensuring that treatment is available to everyone.
The Benefits Of Dental Sedation
Sedation and sleep dentistry provide essential solutions for patients facing unique challenges, ensuring a comfortable and stress-free experience. Here’s how sedation dentistry can benefit you:
Overcoming Dental Anxiety
Dental fear or anxiety should never prevent you from getting the care you need. Whether your anxiety is mild or severe, sedation can help you feel at ease, making your dental visits less stressful and more manageable. Let us know your concerns so we can tailor your treatment to ensure your comfort.
Make Time Fly By
For lengthy procedures, sedation helps you stay relaxed and comfortable, even when you need to keep your mouth open for an extended period. With IV sedation, it may feel as though the procedure was over in the blink of an eye, making even the most complex treatments more bearable.
Tailored for Your Personal Needs
If you have a sensitive gag reflex, chronic restlessness, or if local freezing isn’t effective for you, sedation can be a game-changer. It ensures that dental treatments remain accessible and comfortable, regardless of your individual challenges. Sedation dentistry is designed to provide a supportive, stress-free environment so you can maintain your oral health without worry or discomfort.
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to schedule an initial consultation & exam.
Your consultation will include an examination of everything from your teeth, gums and soft tissues to the shape and condition of your bite. Generally, we want to see how your whole mouth looks and functions. Before we plan your treatment we want to know everything about the health and aesthetic of your smile, and, most importantly, what you want to achieve so we can help you get there.
Frequently Asked Questions
Dental sedation is generally safe for most patients, but certain medical conditions, medications, or allergies may make it unsuitable. It’s essential to share your full medical history with your dentist to determine if sedation is right for you.
Dental sedation provides varying levels of relaxation, from light sedation (laughing gas) to moderate sedation (oral or IV sedatives), while general anesthesia renders you completely unconscious. The choice between the two depends on the procedure’s complexity and your comfort level. Your dentist will recommend the most appropriate option for your needs.
With dental sedation, you remain conscious but deeply relaxed during the procedure, except when general anesthesia is used, which ensures complete unconsciousness.
Dental sedation is safe when administered by trained professionals. Potential side effects may include nausea, dizziness, or mild headaches, but these are rare when safety protocols are followed. Your dentist will assess your individual suitability and discuss any potential risks before proceeding.
The duration of sedation’s effects varies by type. Laughing gas wears off almost immediately after the mask is removed, allowing you to resume normal activities quickly. For moderate or deep sedation, recovery may take a few hours, and you’ll need to avoid driving or heavy machinery until fully alert. Your dentist will provide tailored post-sedation instructions to ensure a safe and smooth recovery.
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