Types of Sedation Dentistry

Many people feel nervous about going to the dentist. A little bit of nervousness is natural and may be understandable. Others, however, experience an extreme degree of dental anxiety, so much so that they are unable to remain relatively relaxed while undergoing dental treatment. This fear may be so persuasive that these people will avoid going to the dentist for years and years.

Our Hartford cosmetic dentist and the team here at the office strives to make each patient’s visit as relaxing and stress free as possible. For this reason, we offer sedation dentistry techniques. By using dental sedation, patients will be able to remain calmly in the dentist suite so proper cleanings and other treatments can be performed.

One of the best things about Hartford sedation dentistry is that there are different ways that sedation dentistry can be administered. Let’s take a quick look at your many different options for sedation dentistry.

A dental sedation method you’re probably aware of already is nitrous oxide. Also called laughing gas, nitrous oxides will be administered by a breathing mask and will help you remain relaxed during treatment.

Oral sedation is another method of dental sedation. This will involve a patient taking an oral sedative roughly half an hour to an hour before a scheduled dental visit. This will put the patient at ease when someone drives the patient to and from the office.

Intravenous (IV) sedation is another option to consider. This means that the patient will be hooked to an IV in order to achieve a state of sedation.

Sometimes it will be necessary to use general anesthesia on a patient. While the other options above will leave the patient conscious and aware of his or her surroundings, general sedation will render the patient unconscious for the duration of treatment.

If you would like to learn more about sedation dentistry methods and how they can be helpful for you and your needs, be sure to contact our Glastonbury, CT cosmetic dentistry office today. We’d be happy to discuss these matters with you in more detail.