If you struggle with dental anxiety, you know how difficult a simple dental visit can be. At Wilkins General and Restorative Dentistry, we understand how beneficial sedation dentistry can be for our patients. Our office provides two dental sedation options that can help you feel better about visiting the dentist.
How Sedation Dentistry Can Help You
When dental anxiety gets in the way of scheduling an appointment with a dentist, your oral health starts to suffer. Lack of dental care can lead to serious health complications, including periodontitis, severe tooth infections, and tooth loss.
Fortunately, our team is trained to administer sedation dentistry that can help our more anxious patients feel more comfortable and relaxed while receiving treatment in our office. The sedation options we offer include the following:
- Laughing Gas – If you would like to use laughing gas to help you relax during your appointment, our team can administer the gas through a breathing mask. Laughing gas promotes quick muscle relaxation to help our patients feel more carefree, allowing our dentist to work more efficiently as well. Laughing gas doesn’t stay in your system, which means the gas loses its effect as soon as you remove the mask.
- Oral Conscious Sedation – Oral conscious sedation has a heavier effect than laughing gas but still allows communication between the patient and the dentist. Before your appointment, Dr. Wilkins prescribe a sedation medication that you can take shortly before your dentist appointment.
We are happy to provide these options, so every patient can get great dental care!
Benefits of Dental Sedation
Sedation dentistry allows patients with dental fears and anxieties to receive treatment in our office on a more consistent basis. Regular dental care can keep your gums and teeth healthy and prevent more serious dental problems. Sedation dentistry can also:
- Increase your self confidence with a beautiful smile, allowing treatment as you feel more comfortable with our cosmetic dentistry services.
- Help you completely relax, which can help ease your fears and let go of dental anxiety.
- Keep you conscious, so you can respond to Dr. Wilkin’s questions during the treatment.
- Help keep the memory of your visit at a minimum, which helps our patients feel better about returning for later treatments.
- Improve treatment conditions for our dental team. When you are able to stay relaxed through your appointment, our dentist and staff can focus on your treatment with full efficiency.
Let us help ease your anxiety, so you can have a better dental experience.
Call Us Today!
Have you put off dentist appointment due to anxiety or fear of the dentist? Call us today to find out how sedation dentistry can help you feel at ease when you come to our office! Our team is standing by to answer your questions and schedule an appointment.