Sedation Dentist Langley
A More Relaxing, Positive Dental Experience
Your fear of the dentist doesn’t have to prevent you from receiving important treatments to keep your oral health on track. Our team at Saratoga Dental is ready to help you find a way to soothe your nerves and anxiety so they won’t be an obstacle to receiving the care your smile needs. In many cases, our sedation dentists in Langley, Dr. Giswold and Dr. Talbot, may suggest sedation to make your visits more comfortable. If you believe you could benefit from this service, please call our office to learn more about your options.
Why Choose Saratoga Dental for Sedation Dentistry?
- Completely Private, Comfortable Treatment Rooms
- We Always Prioritize Our Patients’ Comfort
- Free Nitrous Oxide for Anxious Patients
Nitrous Oxide
Nitrous oxide can put you in a euphoric state in a matter of minutes. You will breathe in the sedative via a small nasal mask. Patients with milder dental fears can often benefit from nitrous oxide, finding that it goes a long way toward helping them stay calm during their dental appointments. One advantage of nitrous oxide is that once you stop breathing it in, its effects wear off in a matter of minutes. This means you can go right back to your normal daily activities once your appointment is complete.
Oral Conscious Sedation
Oral conscious sedation involves taking a pill at a certain time before your procedure begins. Once it takes effect, you will start to feel drowsy, and you’ll find that it’s much easier to relax in the dental chair. In many cases, patients describe their appointment flying by very quickly and being over before they know it. Keep in mind, though, that you will have to rely on a friend or family member to take you home after your appointment since the effects of sedation will need some time to completely wear off.
IV Sedation
We partner with outside specialists to safely administer IV sedation while you’re receiving the care you need from our dentists. Before your treatment, they will start an intravenous line that will allow them to administer the sedation medication directly into the bloodstream. IV sedation makes most patients very drowsy and can cause short-term memory loss, which means you won’t recall much from your visit. This is ideal for those undergoing more extensive and long procedures, as well as those with dental phobia.
General Anesthesia
We partner with certified experts to administer safe general anesthesia for certain surgical and complex treatments, as well as for patients with severe dental phobia. This will render you completely asleep, and while you’ll still be able to breathe on your own, you won’t remember any aspect of your visit. It can take 12 to 24 hours for the anesthesia to work its way out of your system, so you will need to have a trusted friend or family member available to drop you off and pick you up from your appointment.