Remove Stress And Feel At Ease With Sedation Dentistry (Nitrous & Oral)

For͏͏ many͏͏ patients,͏͏ the͏͏ thought͏͏ of͏͏ visiting͏͏ the͏͏ dentist͏͏ can͏͏ evoke͏͏ feelings͏͏ of͏͏ anxiety,͏͏ fear,͏͏ or͏͏ even͏͏ phobias.͏͏ Sedation͏͏ dentistry͏͏ in͏͏ Stonestown͏͏ allows͏͏ you͏͏ to͏͏ receive͏͏ the͏͏ single͏͏ or͏͏ multiple͏͏ oral͏͏ health͏͏ treatments͏͏ you͏͏ need͏͏ in͏͏ a͏͏ calm͏͏ and͏͏ comfortable͏͏ environment.͏͏ We͏͏ offer͏͏ two͏͏ effective͏͏ sedation͏͏ solutions͏͏ to͏͏ induce͏͏ relaxation!

What Sedation Methods Do We Offer?

Our experienced and patient dentist, Dr. Vilderman, and our skilled dental team are trained in administering dental sedation and will monitor you closely and carefully to ensure your experience with sedation is as soothing and pleasant as possible.

Nitrous Oxide (Laughing Gas)

• Nitrous͏͏ oxide,͏͏ also͏͏ known͏͏ as͏͏ “laughing͏͏ gas,”͏͏ is͏͏ a͏͏ colorless͏͏ gas͏͏ mixed͏͏ with͏͏ oxygen͏͏ and͏͏ inhaled͏͏ through͏͏ a͏͏ small͏͏ mask͏͏ placed͏͏ over͏͏ your͏͏͏͏ This͏͏ sedative͏͏ agent͏͏ induces͏͏ a͏͏ calming͏͏ effect,͏͏ helping͏͏ patients͏͏ feel͏͏ relaxed͏͏ and͏͏ at͏͏ ease͏͏ during͏͏ dental͏͏ procedures͏͏ without͏͏ the͏͏ intention͏͏ of͏͏ putting͏͏ them͏͏ to͏͏ sleep.͏͏
• How͏͏ It͏͏ Works:͏͏ Our͏͏ dentist͏͏ can͏͏ adjust͏͏ the͏͏ levels͏͏ of͏͏ sedation͏͏ during͏͏ the͏͏ treatment͏͏ to͏͏ ensure͏͏ optimal͏͏͏͏ Importantly,͏͏ nitrous͏͏ oxide͏͏ wears͏͏ off͏͏ quickly,͏͏ enabling͏͏ patients͏͏ to͏͏ resume͏͏ their͏͏ normal͏͏ activities͏͏ shortly͏͏ after͏͏ their͏͏ appointment.

Oral Sedation

• Oral͏͏ sedation͏͏ involves͏͏ the͏͏ administration͏͏ of͏͏ an͏͏ oral͏͏ sedative,͏͏ typically͏͏ in͏͏ pill͏͏ form,͏͏ taken͏͏ before͏͏ the͏͏ dental͏͏͏͏ This͏͏ method͏͏ provides͏͏ a͏͏ mid-level͏͏ of͏͏ sedation.
• How͏͏ It͏͏ Works:͏͏ Patients͏͏ take͏͏ the͏͏ prescribed͏͏ sedative͏͏ before͏͏ the͏͏ appointment,͏͏ which͏͏ promotes͏͏ a͏͏ sense͏͏ of͏͏ ease͏͏ and͏͏͏͏ Though͏͏ you͏͏ should͏͏ still͏͏ be͏͏ able͏͏ to͏͏ respond͏͏ to͏͏ verbal͏͏ cues,͏͏ the͏͏ effects͏͏ of͏͏ oral͏͏ sedation͏͏ can͏͏ last͏͏ for͏͏ several͏͏ hours,͏͏ so͏͏ patients͏͏ will͏͏ need͏͏ someone͏͏ to͏͏ drive͏͏ them͏͏ home͏͏ after͏͏ the͏͏ procedure.

What Patients Can Receive Sedation?

Patients͏͏ who͏͏ struggle͏͏ to͏͏ remain͏͏ motionless͏͏ for͏͏ prolonged͏͏ periods͏͏ of͏͏ time͏͏ in͏͏ the͏͏ dental͏͏ chair,͏͏ individuals͏͏ who͏͏ are͏͏ undergoing͏͏ more͏͏ complicated͏͏ procedures,͏͏ and͏͏ those͏͏ with͏͏ moderate͏͏ to͏͏ severe͏͏ anxiety͏͏ are͏͏ likely͏͏ suitable͏͏ candidates͏͏ for͏͏ oral͏͏ sedation.͏͏ If͏͏ Dr.͏͏ Vilderman͏͏ can͏͏ confirm͏͏ your͏͏ candidacy͏͏ after͏͏ conducting͏͏ a͏͏ thorough͏͏ consultation.͏͏ For͏͏ the͏͏ majority͏͏ of͏͏ patients͏͏ —͏͏ including͏͏ young͏͏ and͏͏ older͏͏ adults͏͏ and͏͏ seniors͏͏ —͏͏ nitrous͏͏ oxide͏͏ is͏͏ appropriate͏͏ and͏͏ beneficial.͏͏ It͏͏ is͏͏ an͏͏ excellent͏͏ option͏͏ for͏͏ routine͏͏ cleanings,͏͏ fillings,͏͏ and͏͏ other͏͏ minor͏͏ procedures.

Book͏͏ your͏͏ appointment͏͏ and͏͏ learn͏͏ more͏͏ about͏͏ sedation͏͏ dentistry͏͏ in͏͏ San͏͏ Francisco,͏͏ CA.͏͏ Call͏͏ us͏͏ today!