Sedation Dentistry
Calgary, Alberta
If you avoid going to the dentist due to dental anxiety, you are not alone. According to the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation, approximately 30% of the population fails to receive necessary dental treatments out of fear. This dental phobia can be detrimental to your oral health and lead to many more serious issues down the road.
Fortunately, advances in modern dentistry provide you with a way to combat your fears and receive the important dental treatments necessary to maintain the health and functionality of your teeth and gums. With sedation dentistry, you can experience a relaxing and anxiety-free dental visit. You no longer have to fear going to the dentist.
What is Sedation Dentistry?
Sedation dentistry is a process that involves using medication to place you in a relaxed state during your dental treatments. Calgary dentist Dr. Steven Cload offers oral sedation to all of his patients. This is the most commonly used sedation dentistry method.
Dr. Cload will give you a pill to take shortly before your procedure that will place you in a relaxed and comfortable state. You will still remain conscious during your procedure, and you will be able to respond to Dr. Cload’s questions. However, you will hardly remember the experience. It will feel as if you slept through your procedure. It takes awhile for the sedation to wear off, so you will need to arrange for someone to drive you home.
Oral sedation can be used for a wide variety of dental procedures. Dr. Cload regularly uses this sedation method for patients undergoing restorative and cosmetic dentistry procedures as well as for dental implants.
Benefits of Sedation Dentistry
Sedation dentistry provides you with several important benefits. It is very helpful when you are undergoing an extensive procedure that takes several hours to perform. Often, complex smile makeovers or restorative procedures which would normally take multiple visits to complete can be performed with fewer trips to our office.
Also, since sedation dentistry helps alleviate the fears that keep people away from the dentist, you will be more likely to come for your regularly scheduled dental maintenance appointments. This will help you maintain optimal levels of oral health and prevent small problems from developing into serious dental issues which require more extensive and costly treatments.
Please contact Dr. Cload today to learn more about our sedation dentistry services. Southcentre Dental Clinic serves patients in Calgary, Alberta.
