Fear has no boundaries. It can affect all types of people. There is no age, sex, economic, or race discrimination guidelines.

What would you think if we told you that there was a way, with sedation dentistry, that you could have years of dental treatment accomplished in minimal visits, with no pain and little memory of the experience?

Oral sedation dentistry, sometimes called relaxation dentistry or sleep dentistry, is now the most common technique used in the United States and Canada to quell patient fears.

The technique is easy and requires no needles. Best of all, the medications create such a comfortable experience that most patients do not remember the visit; it is as if they slept through the treatment.

In reality, oral sedation dentistry maintains a level of consciousness in the patient for safety and cooperation. Note that sedation is different from anesthetic injections. Although some forms of sedation (such as nitrous oxide gas) may raise your threshold for pain, most dental treatments still require a local anesthetic injected in the mouth, even when sedation dentistry techniques are performed.

Research shows that almost 30% of our population avoids going to the dentist due to fear. Are you one of them? Oral sedation can help!

Oral Sedation is used to treat patients with anxiety or phobias safely thousands of times each year in dental offices across the country.

One of the major benefits of sedation dentistry is that people often feel like their dental procedure lasts only a few minutes, when in fact it might have taken hours to perform. Therefore, complex dental procedures such as smile makeovers or extensive rebuilding procedures that normally require multiple visits can often be performed in fewer appointments.

And because sedation dentistry addresses many of the fears that keep people from going to the dentist on a regular basis, oral sedation dentistry patients are more likely to receive recommended routine care. They'll be less likely to neglect their oral health or allow oral health problems to build to the point when drastic dental treatments become necessary

If you've been reluctant to change the appearance of your smile because you've been afraid or anxious about undergoing long or complicated dental procedures, sedation dentistry can make you feel comfortable during the treatment process and help you achieve a smile you can be proud of.

Call our office at 813-377-4241 to find out more, or schedule an appointment today, with our simple online form.