Sedation dentistry provides safe, comfortable dental treatment for patients with special needs. Sometimes called relaxation dentistry, sedation dentistry is a method of managing pain and anxiety during professional dental care through the use of medication.
You can benefit from sedation dentistry if you experience one or more of the following:
- High fear of dental care
- Complex dental problems
- Traumatic dental experiences
- Fear of needles and shots
- Trouble getting numb
- Sensitive teeth
- Young Children
We offer the following types of sedation dentistry:
- Oral Conscious Sedation
- Inhalation Sedation (Nitrous Oxide)
What to expect?
Oral sedation may be administered by a pill or in a liquid form for small children. The benefit of this type of sedation is that you will experience very deep relaxation with little or no memory of your dental appointment. Inhalation sedation may or may not be used in combination with oral sedation this type of sedation uses Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen (laughing gas) to help your body achieve a relaxed state.