RELAX. AND LET US DO THE WORK WHILE YOU SLEEP.
Don’t let fear and anxiety keep you from seeing a dentist.
Sedation dentistry allows us to perform dental procedures while you sleep. It can make a 5 hour visit seem like 5 minutes! All it takes is a small pill. Best of all, you won’t even remember your visit. Sedation dentistry is perfectly safe, can help you relax and reduce any anxiety you may feel about going to the dentist. It’s a great way to get your dental work done, even if you’re very fearful of going to the dentist.
What is Sedation Dentistry?
Let Us Help You Relax and Reduce Anxiety
If you are putting off having dental work performed because you fear the pain or discomfort involved, sedation dentistry might be the right choice for you. Sedation dentistry (also referred to as sleep dentistry) uses medication to help patients relax during dental procedures.
Types of Sedation Used in Dentistry
Integrative Dental Solutions offers both oral sedation and general anesthesia.
- Oral Sedation. In this type of sedation dentistry, you take a pill which will make you drowsy and possibly groggy enough to fall asleep during your dental procedure. Depending on the dose, oral sedation usually offers a lighter form of sedation – it will help you relax and reduce anxiety and may allow you to fall asleep. However, you can be awoken very easily with a gentle shake.
- General Anesthesia. General anesthesia will render you unconscious during the procedure and you cannot easily be awoken until the effects of the anesthesia wear off or are reversed with medication. Integrative Dental Solutions offers general anesthesia services with Dr. James Crawford, Board Certified Dentist Anesthesiologist.
Our Approach to Sedation Dentistry
A Comfortable, Safe and Effective Solution
Integrative Dental Solutions is pleased to offer our patients the option of comfortable, safe and effective sedation dentistry. All it takes is a simple pill and, when your treatment is complete, you will have no recollection of the time it took or the discomfort you were expecting.
Sedation dentistry is perfectly safe, can help you relax and reduce any anxiety you may feel about going to the dentist. It’s a great way to get your dental work done, even if you’re very fearful of going to the dentist.
To learn more about sedation dentistry, and discuss if it is the right treatment for you, please contact us.
Who Needs Sedation Dentistry?
Patients who may benefit from sedation dentistry have:
- An intense fear or anxiety associated with going to the dentist.
- Trouble sitting still or holding their mouth open for long periods of time.
- Challenges with local anesthetics (such as a hard time getting and staying numb) during dental procedures.