What Is Oral Sedation Dentistry?
Sedation dentistry is a safe way to reduce the fatigue of extended dental treatment requiring long visits. Because you are completely comfortable, we can do years of dental treatment in one or two visits. Sedation allows you be be relaxed and comfortable through your entire dental appointment. You will be sedated just enough to be unaware of your dental treatment, as if you were sitting at home relaxing. When your dental treatment is completed You will have little or no memory of your dental visit and have been relaxed the whole time. Here at the Charles Dental Group we will take great care of you during your appointments with us. Your Oral Sedation Appointment will be as relaxing and comfortable as possible. Give us a call and let us help you with your dental needs. Our phone number is 916-721-3368 and we make scheduling appointments as easy as possible. We look forward to meeting you.
You may hear it referred to as “comfortable,” “anxiety free,” or “relaxation” dentistry, the terms describe the feelings most patients experience during their sedation dentistry appointments. The use of sedative medications can help make you more comfortable so the dentist and his team can work more effectively, accomplishing more in less time with great quality.
Studies show that 30% of the population avoids the dentist due to fear. To alleviate this fear, most patients require anti-anxiety medication about 15 minutes before the treatment begins. Oral sedation dentistry provides a safe, relaxing, and comfortable experience for patients to get the care they need and want. There are several ways that sedation may be administered. • IV Sedation—administered into the bloodstream • Inhalation Conscious Sedation—uses nitrous oxide (“laughing gas”) or oxygen sedation • Enteral Conscious Sedation—also known as orally administered sedation or sedation dentistry • Sedative Medication—the dentist determines which medication is best suited for the patient What are the benefits of oral sedation dentistry? Patients will no longer be fearful in the dental chair, and are relaxed and comfortable. And, because oral sedation produces a retrograde amnesiac effect, patients seldom remember much about their visit. Those who cannot tolerate longer procedures will be
