As a dentist, I recommend sedation dentistry to my patients for several reasons. For example, if they:
- Have a dental care phobia or general anxiety
- Are undergoing multiple treatments during a single office visit
- Have a strong or easy gag reflex
- Are undergoing invasive dental treatment
How Sedation Dentistry Helps Patients Reestablish Dental Care.
A startling consensus published last year on adult dental patients in the Journal of the American Dental Association found that “72.6% were afraid of going to the dentist, with 45.8% saying their fear was moderate and 26.8% saying it was severe.”
Sedation dentistry in Vienna, VA, means you may not even recall your treatment, which helps rid you of reasons to be afraid.
Sedation dentistry also helps lengthy treatment seem to go by faster, while relaxing the gag reflex.
Types of Sedation Dentistry I Offer
I always evaluate you before sedation dentistry to ensure your candidacy.
At Vienna Family Dental, you’ll find:
- Nitrous Oxide: This is a relaxing gas delivered through a small nose mask. This gas has no lingering side effects.
- Oral Conscious Sedation: This is a pill given before dental treatment. You may not recall portions of your dental care.
- IV Sedation: This is delivered through a needle, but it does not put you to sleep. Yet, you are unlikely to recall your dental procedure.
- General Anesthesia Dentistry: This powerful form of anesthesia means you’ll sleep through treatment.
About General Anesthesia Dentistry in Vienna, VA
Typically, you must be in the hospital to receive anesthesia of this kind, but we have it right here in our dental office.
As with other powerful modes of sedation, you’ll need transportation on treatment day and should not drive, make important decisions, or operate machinery.
For Sedation Dentistry, Contact My Dental Office
To learn more about sedation dentistry or to schedule a consultation in my dental office, call a member of my team today at (703) 281-7104.
I accept most dental insurance plans and am happy to work with CareCredit financing.