Nervous About the Dentist | Sedation Dentistry Near Geist

Nervous About the Dentist | Sedation Dentistry Near Geist 

Do you struggle with dental anxiety or have major fear about going to the dentist?! If so, have you ever considered oral conscious sedation? 

Oral conscious sedation is  one of the available methods of conscious sedation dentistry, along with inhalation sedation (e.g., nitrous oxide) and conscious intravenous sedation. Benzodiazepines are commonly used, specifically triazolam.  Triazolam is commonly selected for its rapid onset and limited duration of effect.  An initial dose is usually taken approximately one hour before the dental appointment. Treatment may include additional dosing on the night proceeding the procedure, to mitigate anxiety-related insomnia. The procedure is generally recognized as safe, with the effective dosages being below levels sufficient to impair breathing. 

 

Here at LADD Dental Group, we also offer other forms of sedation dentistry as well! A less intense sedation option that we provide is Nitrous Oxide, aka laughing gas... This works very well for patients that have mild anxiety, and for patients that have never had any kind of sedation medication.   

 

For patients that need to be completely asleep during their dental procedure, our specialists also offer IV Sedation. This is the most intense type of sedation that we provide, and our severely nervous patients love it! 

If you struggle with dental anxiety, give us a call today and experience the benefits of sedation dentistry!