We should all feel comfortable and have a pleasant experience when we visit our dentist, even if we’re feeling anxious and need some extra support. The good news is that there is help available. If you suffer from dental anxiety and stress, and this prevents you from getting dental treatment our team at Parks Dental Care can give you dental sedation to help you feel more comfortable.
At Parks Dental Care we offer intravenous (IV) sedation. This offers an alternative to general anaesthesia for most dental procedures, as you will stay conscious at all times: meaning you’ll still be able to communicate with your dentist. It won’t put you to sleep, but will help you to relax and make your treatment more comfortable. A local anaesthetic is still normally required to carry out dental treatment.
Sedation can be used for most dental treatments, including routine procedures such as seeing your hygienist, or for longer, more complex treatments such as crown and bridge work or dental implants. Sedation can also help if you have a strong gag reflex, experience a low pain threshold, or when local anaesthetic isn’t enough.
IV sedation is particularly effective if you’re having multiple treatments in one appointment: as it can make you feel so relaxed, long appointments can feel much shorter.
Please note: IV sedation can only be given to adults.
It is very normal to feel sleepy, but you’ll usually recover within eight hours (but it can take up to 24 hours). You might experience temporary memory loss during and after sedation with many patients having no memory of treatment at all.
For 24 hours after treatment, we recommend that you:
Our friendly clinicians are here to help and are experienced in helping patients overcome their fears, making them feel at ease. They can talk through anything you might need to consider on the day of your appointment, if you do wish to go ahead with dental sedation.
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One in four of us suffer from anxiety before a dentist appointment. At Parks Dental Care we understand our patients’ fears and are sensitive to your unique needs.
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