SEDATION DENTISTRY
Nitrous Oxide
Nitrous Oxide, or “laughing gas”, is a gentle way to help ease mild anxiety surrounding dental treatment. Most patients have found that the use of nitrous oxide alone is sufficient to help them relax, and for their dental visits to be more enjoyable. Nitrous oxide is very safe, predictable, and the patient can even drive themselves home following the appointment.
Oral Conscious Sedation
We have also incorporated the ability to offer oral conscious sedation to our patients. This is beneficial for patients needing lengthy dental procedures, or those patients who are particularly anxious about receiving dental care. This method involves the administration of prescribed medications taken prior to the appointment. Because patients are in a deeper state of sedation that with nitrous oxide, longer appointments are scheduled, meaning that more dental treatment can be performed at one time. This allows the patient to decrease the number of appointments necessary to complete their treatment. Patients electing oral conscious sedation must have a family member or friend who can transport them to and from the appointment and remains in the office the length of the visit.
I.V. Sedation
Additionally, we have a doctor who visits our office to perform oral surgery procedures, such as wisdom tooth extraction, and incorporates IV sedation with the treatment. This has been found to be a huge asset to the families we see, not only because are they comfortable in the setting of our office, but it eliminates the need for them to drive into Austin for treatment. There are times, however, that the referral to an outside oral surgeon is necessary, and in those cases we have many qualified surgeons we team up with. |
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