Conscious Sedation Dentistry
If you have been putting off the dentistry you need and dread the thought of going to the dentist, sedation dentistry might be for you.
Conscious sedation can be achieved by lots of different methods, from laughing gas, to pills, to intravenous sedatives, or sometimes a combination of different styles. We definitely try to match the simplest and safest method to each patient to achieve the result that we all want, a healthy smile. Another great benefit is that many of the sedatives we use leave the patient with little or no memory of their dental visit.
Do you need lots of work and don't know where to start?
Lots of our patients have put off coming to the dentist for so long that they need lots of work done. Sometimes the thought of doing so much seems overwhelming and that causes them to put it off even more. With sedation dentistry a lot of dentistry can be done at one time since the patient is so relaxed. Most of the time we try to do all of a patient's treatment in one or two visits so our patients can stop dreading their visit, and get on with their lives.
Chris Griffin, DDS is a General Dentist who practices Conscious Sedation