Sedation Makes Dentistry Easy
Dental fear and anxiety keep around 40 million people from seeing the dentist regularly. However, avoiding the dentist and your oral health can actually make your problems worse and require additional, lengthier dental procedures. To help make your trips to our office easier, we offer effective sedation dentistry options that can block pain and give you a soothing, relaxed experience.
Our sedation dentistry options include:
Local Anesthetic
Local anesthetic helps block the sensation of pain. It is injected directly into the treatment site and often used in conjunction with other forms of sedation.
Nitrous Oxide
Commonly known as “laughing gas,” this sedation dentistry option is applied via a mask worn during treatment. It is quick to take effect and gives you a light, drowsy feeling.
Oral Sedation
Taken as a pill before treatment, oral sedation will cause you to feel sleepy and calm. You will likely not remember much of your treatment, but will still be able to respond to our doctors.
IV Sedation
We can bring in a professional anesthesiologist to provide advanced IV sedation. This is administered intravenously and is the ultimate in relaxing, dream-like sedation dentistry.
Reasons You May Need Sedation
- Negative past dental experience
- Fear or anxiety of dentists
- Gag easily
- Afraid of needles
- Require surgery
Improve Your Dental Experience
Sedation dentistry allows you to receive the dental care you need for a healthier and more attractive smile. When you are relaxed, we are able to perform multiple treatments at once, so you will not have to schedule additional appointments. At Affiliated Periodontists of North Jersey, our doctors care about your long-term health and want to give you an exceptional dental experience. With sedation dentistry, we can change your dental experiences and perception, and thus, change your life.