Do you have dental anxiety? If so, then you may want to talk to our team about sedation dentistry. With our calming options, we can help people with a fear of the dentist enjoy a positive treatment experience. In today’s blog, Celina Family Dentistry talks about sedation dentistry for anxious patients in Celina, TX.
Anxiety and Dental Care
When you have a serious fear of the dentist, you can avoid even minor treatments like cleanings, which leaves you vulnerable to tooth decay, gum disease, and other factors that could cause discomfort and even tooth loss. We don’t want your anxiety to stand between you and the smile you deserve. We will never minimize your discomfort and anxiety, and instead will try to offer a way to provide a calm and positive treatment experience. With sedation, we can help anxious patients, or those with special needs, enjoy a calm visit. This is also a way to ensure comfort when undergoing oral surgery, such as wisdom tooth extraction or dental implant placement.
Choosing the Right Calming Option
We have three different options to choose from, so how do we choose? Our team will take any special needs into account, as well as your anxiety levels or any medications you are currently taking. Your age, weight, and overall medical history are also common factors we look at, so we can choose the best way to keep you comfortable!
Sedation Selections
Our most common calming selection is nitrous oxide, which we give via a mask over the nose. You enter a deep state of calm and euphoria, which we can adjust during care, and which ends once the procedure does. You could even return to work or school, or drive yourself home.
Now, we also have a deeper state of calm administered with a pill or liquid, known as oral conscious. This is a deeper stage of calm, with little to no memory of the procedure at all. You will need to have someone take you home, as you will likely be groggy afterward.
The deepest form of calming we offer is IV, which we administer intravenously, and which offers a deep and sleep-like state of calm, again with no memory of the procedure at all. You will also be groggy with this option, and should arrange for someone to be on hand to take you home. If you have any questions about how we keep you calm with dental sedation, then contact our team today to learn more and get started on your treatment journey!
Celina Family Dentistry and Dental Sedation
Our team wants to help ensure your visit is a calm and comfortable experience. To find out more about keeping patients calm and comfortable, call Celina Family Dentistry in Celina, TX at (214) 851-0130 today.
