Our Approach To Dental Sedation

When you undergo treatment to manage gum disease or receive dental implants, we want to ensure you enjoy a comfortable treatment experience. Which is why we offer sedation, which can even help those with dental anxiety or special needs receive the care they need! In today’s blog, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist talks about our sedation options.

When You Need a Calming Solution

We recommend this for people undergoing more advanced treatment options, such as dental implant placement. We want to ensure your visit is a comfortable one, and your treatment experience is positive. We also offer this to help people with special needs or severe anxiety, which could make undergoing even minor cleanings a difficult process otherwise. The option we choose will depend on numerous factors, such as your age, weight, current medications, dental and medical history, and anxiety levels. We have three different sedations available, and our team is trained in the administration of sedation!

Our Sedation Treatment Options

Inhaled nitrous oxide is the most common option, also known as laughing gas. With this option, the patient breathes in a special gas and enters a calm and relaxed state, with little to no memory of the procedure afterward. The effects are immediate and wear off just as quick once the procedure ends, so you can even drive yourself home. You also remain conscious during treatment, and able to respond to the hygienist or periodontist as needed.

For deeper calming, we could also offer oral conscious, which is a more extensive calming that still allows you to stay conscious, with no memory of the procedure afterward in most cases. You take the medication in the form of a gas or liquid prior to the procedure, and the effects take time to wear off, so you should have a friend or family member available to bring you home.

The deepest form available is IV, and as the name implies, is administered intravenously. This offers a very deep state of calm, with no memory of the procedure in most cases. We will monitor you throughout the process, and the effects again take time to war off, so be sure someone is available to bring you home.

If you have any questions about the treatment options we offer, or about how we take steps to ensure your comfort during treatment, then please reach out to our team today to learn more. We want to help you enjoy your best possible smile, so talk to our team today about our periodontal treatments.

Schedule a Visit With Dr. Kania Today!

Our team wants to help you enjoy a healthy smile and a comfortable treatment experience. To learn more about dental sedation or to schedule your appointment, give us a call at our office in Encinitas, CA today at 760-642-0711