Whos a candidate for Sedation Dentistry?
Most people are candidates for Sedation Dentistry. It is recommended for long appointments like multiple root canals, extractions, bone grafts, wisdom teeth extractions, multiple dental implant placements, or having multiple crowns and veneers made. With conscious sedation you will be in a dreamlike state during the procedure, you might drift off to sleep, but you can response to verbal stimulus. Conscious sedation is safe, you will have complete control of your breathing. Time will past quickly and once you go home you will sleep peacefully not remembering most of the long appointment. Our patients love to be treated with sedation dentistry. Most of them wonder why most dentist don’t offer it. Well one reason is that it requires a huge time and financial commitment and to be trained in IV conscious sedation. Dr. Lottier was trained at the University of Alabama’s Sedation Residency program which consists of over 100 hours of didactic training and live patient sedation in their Oral Sur
