We strive to treat our patients in the most caring, comfortable manner possible.  We always use topical gel anesthetic to 'numb' up your gums prior to giving a shot.  We use the most proven techniques known to keep you comfortable during this part of a dental appointment.

In addition, we can use nitrous oxide, also known as "laughing gas".  For our more anxious patients we provide conscious oral sedation.  With this medication you will breathe on your own and be able to take directions, however, you will be in a very relaxed sedated state.  This is an excellent option for long appointments or our high fear patients.

Many people are afraid or uncomfortable going to the dentist. Sedation dentistry offers pain-free and anxiety-free dental procedures for patients who fear needles, have difficulty with their gag reflex, have very sensitive teeth or have difficulty becoming numb from oral injections.  It also provides an opportunity to perform multiple or lengthy dental procedures in a single session.

Sedation dentistry requires that the patient take a prescribed medication one hour before the scheduled visit.  The patient will arrive at the dentist in a deeply relaxed state, though fully responsive.  During the procedure, patients aren't unconscious, but mentally "detached" from what's going on.  Patients are monitored for blood pressure, breathing and heart rate.  The patient will need a ride to and from the dental appointment.  Other types of conscious sedation include inhalation.  Inhalation sedation ( nitrous oxide oxygen, otherwise known as laughing gas) is the most common sedation technique.

Patients recover more quickly and may leave the dentist office alone and immediately resume normal activities.  If you fear dental procedures, then sedation dentistry may be the no-pain, low anxiety dental alternative you desire.