Sedation
Sedation dentistry involves performing dental treatment on a patient in an environment that’s stress and anxiety-free. It’s a way for dentists to help patients overcome common dental phobias.
Many people neglect going to the dentist or getting their teeth taken care of because of this phobia. Often, dental problems are left unattended until the very last moment when extreme measures are needed.
Through sedation, patients can undergo dental treatments without any of the fear and anxiety that accompanies the treatment.
What is sedation?
Conscious sedation techniques are a way of making anxious people feel more relaxed about receiving dental care. There are several techniques to help overcome your fears and anxieties. Not all are suitable for everyone.
Our sedation dentists are Paul Bason and Kate Piekos.
What are the benefits of sedation?
Conscious sedation will help you cope with dental treatment and lower your anxiety. Even people who do not feel anxious about dental treatment choose to have conscious sedation for uncomfortable procedures such as extractions.
What are the risks?
Conscious sedation using gas and air is very safe. You may feel a bit dizzy or lightheaded at the end of treatment, but this should only last a few minutes.
We will give you pure oxygen to breathe at the end of treatment to help prevent this.
Inhalation sedation
In this method of sedation, you breathe a mixture of special gases which act to relax you. The most commonly used is gas and air (Relative Analgesia). This technique is very safe with rapid recovery time and is good for adults but is especially suited to treating anxious children.
The mixture of gases is delivered through a small comfortable nosepiece. A specially designed machine delivers the gases and can be adjusted by your dentist in response to your needs. You may experience a warm, tingly, floating feeling which allows you more easily to accept dental treatment.
There are, of course, requirements both before and after treatment with inhalation sedation and the instructions given to you by the dentist should be followed.
Your dentist will need to know about your general health and will require details of any current medication you are taking.