How long will I be relaxing?
Depending on your needs, from two to six hours.

Will someone need to accompany me?
Yes, due to the sedative effects of the medication, you will need someone to drive you to the dental office and home again.

Am I a candidate for Sedation Dentistry?

People who have...
high fear
traumatic dental experiences
difficulty getting numb
a bad gag reflex
very sensitive teeth
complex dental problems
limited time to complete dental care

People who...
hate needles and shots
hate the noises, smells and tastes associated with dental care
are afraid or embarrassed about their teeth

Sleep dentistry, or sedation dentistry, is a dental solution designed for patients who dread going to the dentist. Many people feel afraid or uncomfortable when they are placed in vulnerable positions like the dental chair, and may experience dental anxiety as a result. Sleep dentistry is an option for patients who fear dental procedures, fear needles, have difficulty with their gag reflex, have very sensitive teeth, or have difficulty becoming numb from oral injections.

Sleep dentistry offers pain-free and anxiety-free dental procedures. Sleep dentistry also provides an opportunity to perform multiple procedures in one session, minimizing the number of visits a patient has to make to the dental office. Generally sleep dentistry involves conscious sedation.

Other common types of conscious sedation are inhalation, intravenous, and intramuscular sedation. Inhalation sedation, or nitrous oxide-oxygen, is the most common sedation technique and is also known as laughing gas. Inhalation sedation is a preferable option as patients recover quickly and may leave the dental office alone and immediately resume their normal daily activities.