Does going to the dentist make you anxious? Would you rather suffer tooth ache to avoid going to the dentist? You are not alone. But foregoing treatment today often leads to more severe dental disease tomorrow. Sedation dentistry might take away some of your anxiety so you can get that treatment you need now. Sedation dentistry uses medication to help patients relax during dental procedures. Depending on the severity of treatment you need the degree of sedation can be mild, moderate or deep. Regardless of which type of sedation you receive, you’ll also typically need a local anesthetic — numbing medication at the site where the dentist is working in the mouth — to relieve pain if the procedure causes any discomfort. Our expert dentists can help you relax if you can’t sit still due to anxiety, have a low pain threshold, have a strong gag reflex or need multiple procedures done.
