| Fear or anxiety over dental work has kept many | | | | can last for varying amounts of time. The patient |
| people from having certain dental procedures | | | | can be given a smaller dose for procedures that |
| done. Now, thanks to advancements in the dental | | | | last up to an hour, or a larger dose for multiple |
| industry, sedation dentistry allows patients to get | | | | procedures that will relax the patient for up to six |
| the dental work that they need while being | | | | hours.Sedation dentistry can be helpful in a variety |
| comfortably and safely sedated.Although the | | | | of situations. For instance, sedation dentistry is |
| patient does not feel any pain or remember | | | | commonly used with individuals who have an |
| anything, the patient is not entirely unconscious. | | | | extreme fear or anxiety associated with dentistry |
| The patient is simply in a state of extreme | | | | procedures, perhaps originating from traumatic |
| relaxation.A patient may choose to be sedated by | | | | experiences in the past, but even patients with a |
| taking a pill an hour before the procedure. | | | | bad gag reflex may choose to be sedated. |
| Sedation by nitrous oxide or intravenous injection | | | | Patients who have difficulty getting numb from |
| is also available. Sedation dentists monitor patient | | | | local anesthesia, or have especially sensitive teeth |
| vital signs throughout the procedure, thereby | | | | can also benefit from sedation dentistry. |
| maintaining a safe level of sedation. The sedation | | | | |