01 Aug Dental Sedation Offers A Calm Treatment Experience
When you have anxiety about seeing the dentist, this could make you avoid necessary care to keep your smile healthy and strong. But we can offer dental sedation to help you enter a calm and relaxed state. With our team of oral health experts in Lancaster, OH, we can ensure a positive experience with our sedation options!
When You Need a Calming Solution
Our team may recommend dental sedation when you or a family member undergoes more extensive treatments, such as tooth extraction or dental implant placement. This could also be beneficial if you have dental anxiety or an overactive gag reflex that makes undergoing care a difficult process. This can also help patients with special needs as well!
Selecting the Correct Option for You
We take a number of factors into account when we choose a calming agent for you. For example, we will take your age, weight, medical history, and any medications you are currently taking into account. Our team also assesses your anxiety levels and the presence of factors that would otherwise make receiving dental care a difficult process.
Nitrous Oxide
Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is a common and mild form of calming that is administered in a gas form via a mask over the nose. You breathe in the gas and enter a deep state of calm and relaxation, often with little memory of the procedure despite remaining conscious. The effects can be adjusted during treatment and will wear off once the procedure ends. In many cases, patients can drive themselves home or return to work or school.
Oral Conscious Sedation
If you require a more substantial calming solution, our team could discuss oral conscious sedation, which we administer through a pill or a liquid prior to the procedure. You still remain conscious, but enter a deeper state of calm with little to no memory of the procedure. The effects take time to wear off completely, so you should have a friend or a family member on hand to bring you home afterward. You likely won’t return to work or school that day.
Don’t let dental anxiety or phobias stand between you and the healthy, beautiful smile that you deserve. Talk to our team about your concerns, and we can help find the right calming agent for you! We want your experience in our office to be a comfortable and positive one.
Find Out More About Calming Solutions With Friendly Dental!
Our team wants to help you feel calm and enjoy a positive experience in our office, which is why we offer dental sedation! To learn more about keeping you comfortable during treatment, give us a call at Friendly Dental Care in Lancaster, OH at (740) 687-6105!