The Advantages of Dental Sedation
Safe for almost every patient, dental sedation provides individuals with the opportunity to visit the dentist and lower their fears. Sedation is administered as a pill, taken about an hour before your dental appointment. During the appointment, patients remain conscious and responsive but are in a state of relaxation. As many forget the specific details of their treatment, sedation dentistry is ideal for individuals looking to replace poor experiences from the past with more positive visits.
Who is a Candidate for Dental Sedation?
In an effort to avoid facing dental fears, many with dental anxiety and phobia avoid visiting the dentist at all costs. As patients miss out on important annual cleanings and checkups, they increase their risk of developing more serious dental conditions, just as tooth infection and gum disease. In the long-run, this can require more comprehensive dental care in order to protect the patient’s dental function and overall wellbeing.
For nervous patients, as well as those suffering from dental anxiety or phobia, dental sedation is particularly helpful as it offers patients an option for receiving comfortable yet necessary dental care. For these individuals, the prospect of receiving dental care is often overwhelming; for patients with severe cases of dental phobia, even the idea of having to visit the dentist can trigger extreme anxiety and fear.
Dental sedation is also ideal for patients who are facing lengthy dental procedures. With sedation dentistry, many patients lose track of time, feeling as if an hour-long treatment only lasted a few minutes. As a result, patients are able to undergo multiple treatments in just one appointment, eliminating the need to take more time off from work than necessary.
What Does Sedation Dentistry Involve?
As dosage is personalized to each patient’s needs, dental sedation is safe for almost every patient. Prior to treatment, evaluation of your medical history will be conducted to ensure that you are healthy enough to receive dental sedation. On the night before your appointment, we recommend that patients fast starting at midnight and take the medication an hour before their appointment. We require that patients have a friend or family member drive them to and from their appointment.
Schedule Your Appointment Today!
If you are interested in improving your next appointment with dental sedation, please contact our office by phone or complete an appointment request form online. Our scheduling coordinator will contact you to confirm your appointment.