Many of our patients come to us with failing dental health after years of avoiding dental care due to severe dental anxiety. Fear of the dentist is an extremely common phobia, and nothing to feel ashamed of. Whether you need a single dental implant to replace one missing tooth or you’re looking for a way to completely rebuild your smile, sedation dentistry can give you a comfortable, stress-free treatment experience.
Sedation dentistry is a service we’re proud to offer at Advance Implant Centers because it means we can help even the most anxious and avoidant patients take back control of their dental health in complete comfort. We offer a range of dental anesthesia options so ensure that your sedation dentistry experience gives you the stress-free treatment you need.
Even patients who don’t feel afraid of the dentist need some level of dental anesthesia from time to time. Whether that means local dental anesthesia to numb an area being treated or profound anesthesia to let you sleep through your procedure, sedation dentistry can deliver the right level of comfort for you.
We offer sedation dentistry services customized to your unique level of dental fear to minimize your anxiety and worry.
Also known as laughing gas, nitrous oxide is a sedation dentistry option that can help you feel calm and relaxed while staying alert and responsive throughout your procedure. It wears off right away when we’re done, meaning you’ll be able to drive yourself home and go on with your day as normal after your dental appointment. It can help local dental anesthesia work better and suppress the gag reflex for patients who struggle to get through dental procedures due to gagging.
If you’ve ever wished you could take a pill and forget you were at the dental office, oral conscious sedation dentistry may be right for you. Also known as “twilight sedation,” conscious sedation allows you to enjoy profound relaxation without being put completely under. While you’ll still be able to respond to questions throughout your treatment, most patients feel so comfortable they fall asleep in the chair! However, you’ll need a driver to take you home afterward and may want to nap for the rest of the day.
Intravenous sedation is a fast, reliable method for delivering sedation with versatility. Unlike oral sedation delivered with pills, we can adjust your level of medication as needed during your IV sedation dentistry experience. That means we can deliver exactly what you need in the moment. It’s also easily reversible if necessary and usually wears off faster than oral sedation. However, it could leave you groggy, so a driver is still essential after your appointment.
For patients who want to be completely “under” for their procedure, general anesthesia delivers blissful unconsciousness so you can get the care you need completely free of fear. Because this is the deepest, most profound form of sedation dentistry, your treatment will require a chaperone to drive you home.
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