Using sedatives, Smart Dental Care helps patients establish a relaxed, calm state.
Oral sedation dentistry is now a common technique – which is easy and requires no needles.
Best of all, the medications create such a comfortable experience and most patients do not remember the visit - as if they slept through the treatment.
In reality, oral sedation dentistry maintains a level of consciousness in the patient for safety and cooperation.
Another “no needle” options is nitrous oxide, or laughing gas.
The traditional injection - into the blood vessels of the hand or arm – is actually both safe and effective when administered by trained professionals.
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.
However, this injection will occur after you are already sedated so you won’t mind having the injection.
The main benefit of sedation dentistry is that treatments feel like they only last a few minutes when in fact they may have taken several hours.
Complex dental procedures, such as smile makeovers, can be performed in fewer appointments.
With sedation, those who are afraid of getting dental care can feel assured that they will feel comfortable during the treatment process.
This means people are less likely to neglect their oral health.
