Sedation Dentistry: A comfortable solution to Dental Anxiety!
Are you feeling anxious about your next dental visit? Dental Phobia, Dental Fear or Dental Anxiety affects many people, but advances in technology and the unique level of dental care at ArDent Care in Eugene Oregon makes your visit more comfortable. Relax in comfort and find gentle relief from dental anxiety with Sedation Dentistry at ArDent Care! Here’s how Eugene Dentist Renee Watts, DDS can help you with Dental Anxiety:
- Dr. Watts and her staff listen carefully, hear your concerns, and can adapt the treatment to make you comfortable.
- Headphones, music and blankets to help you relax.
- Our sedation options can let you relax through your dental visit!
What is Sedation Dentistry?
Sedation dentistry is simply the use of relaxing agents, such as Oral Sedatives and/or “Laughing Gas (nitrous oxide)”, to put patients into a relaxed state. 
Sedation dentistry safely relaxes the patient so that little of the dental procedure is felt or remembered. Sedation dentistry is especially useful for procedures that require a long time in the dental chair or are busy and would like to get their treatment done in one or two visits. Sedation dentistry is especially helpful for people who experience Dental Phobia, Dental Fear or Dental Anxiety. Sedation dentistry is also a safe option for children or people who have a hard time controlling their movements or reactions.
Have Questions? We can help!
Feel free to email us or call us with your questions! We’re happy to help you find a way to be free from your Dental Anxiety!
Sedation Options:
Dr. Renee Watts has the advanced training and equipment to provide various Sedation Dentistry options to help patients feel comfortable and relaxed for their Eugene, Oregon dental care. Contact us to discuss the best sedation dentistry options for your needs today. Read more about…
Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen:
- Commonly referred to as “Laughing Gas”
- You inhale the gas through a small nose mask, and the level of gas is easily adjusted
- This relaxing option is safe for kids and adults
- The effects wear off within a few minutes of turning off the gas, so you can drive yourself home
- The most common side effects include dizziness and nausea
Oral Sedatives:
- An oral medication is taken an hour before the appointment
- Oral sedatives relieve anxiety and often make you relaxed and sleepy
- The effects may last several hours, so a driver is needed to and fron appointments
- The most common side effects include dizziness and hiccups
Combination of Nitrous Oxide and Oral Sedation:
- This option is best for people with high dental anxiety or who have a lot of treatment they’d like done in one visit.
- People usually have little to no memory of their visit afterwards
- Breathing, pulse, and blood pressure are monitored throughout the visit
- This is not general anesthesia: people are able to communicate, breathe, and maintain all reflexes on their own