IV Sedation Dentistry
What is IV Sedation Dentistry?
Patients who are apprehensive about receiving dental treatment often avoid going to the dentist. Ultimately, this avoidance can lead to advanced disease and the need for expensive treatments that could have been avoided.
Sedation Dentistry provides a safe, effective way to alleviate dental anxiety and provide patients with the treatment they need.
How it Works
During IV sedation, the patient is administered medication intravenously. This combination of medications induces a drowsy and relaxed feeling, enabling the patient to remain completely calm and sedated throughout their treatment. Patients who have IV sedation must have a friend or family member bring them to the dental office and return them home.
Thoughout this process, the patient's vital signs are monitored. Although patients are not completely unconscious, many patients sleep through their dental appointment. Few patients have any memory of their treatment.
Advantages of IV Sedation Dentistry
Sedation Dentistry is an excellent method of treatment for patients who have any of the following concerns:
- Dental Anxiety
- Difficulty Getting Numb
- Very Sensitive Teeth
- Extensive Dental Needs
IV sedation offers a further advantage over oral sedation, however, as it allows our dentists to specifically monitor and balance the amount of medication provided to the patient at any given moment.
Alternatives to Sedation
Sedation Dentistry is not for everyone. In fact, many of our patients with some dental anxiety decide not to use Sedation Dentistry. These patients often tell us that our caring, gentle approach provides them with a relaxing, pleasant experience even without sedation. The choice is really yours.
Please contact us to see if Sedation Dentistry may be appropriate for you. We will gladly discuss your needs in an understanding way.
Conveniently Located in Port Jefferson Station
- Ann Nasti, DMD
- Robert Reiner, DMD
Port Jefferson Station
(631) 928-1300