Sedation Dentistry really works. Many people have avoided the dentist due to a bad past experience, fear of pain, fear of needles or fear of people working on their teeth. Others can’t get numb, where they experience the all too common ..."the doctor gave me 10 shots, couldn’t get me numb and told me it was all in my head and caused me a great deal of pain." Still others have a severe gag response that doesn’t allow them to have anything in their mouth without gagging.

In the right hands sedation dentistry is safe. Depending on your level of fear or your concern, you may require only a confidence-building conversation with the doctor, to just a modern method of numbing (making the procedure painless) , to nitrous oxide gas, to a pill form of sedation similar to that used in a standard surgical procedure, to a more involved method through intravenous (IV) sedation. Not all people who have had a bad experience at the dentist need to be sedated.

Because of advances in dentistry, in materials, instruments, techniques and chairside manners it is more than ever, less challenging to have dental treatment completed. Most patients are so surprised with what their new experience is at their first appointment that they opt for no sedation at all, despite the challenge. Regardless of what method is used, the environment will always be as quiet and comfortable as physically possible.

The time of your sedation will vary depending on the necessary treatment but normally we will try to accomplish as many procedures as are practicable in as few visits as possible so that you do not have to return over and over and so that you are sedated or anesthetized as few times as possible.

Important note: Most people who haven’t been to the dentist in years are normally embarrassed about going to the dentist--"What will they think?", "They are going to think less of me", "They are going to lecture me", "They are going to think…"

Many times, patients have tried to go to the dentist only to be made wrong, scorned or made to feel less by the dentist. This will not happen in our practice. We understand that analytically, you’ve known you have needed to go to the dentist but that something beyond your control has kept you from getting the necessary help.

On the contrary, if it has been difficult for you to go to the dentist, for whatever reason, and you finally decide, despite the challenge to come in and bring yourself to health, it speaks volumes about your character. We will congratulate you and if necessary hold your hand every step of the way. We are not here to make you wrong or lecture you; we are here to help and get you back to health and that is what we will do. Frankly, we don’t care what your teeth look like. One bad tooth looks the same as 20 bad teeth. We will help you achieve healthy teeth and gums for a lifetime. Pick up the phone now and call.